Last April 1, a Chinese F-8 fighter attempted to intercept a U.S. Navy EP-3 surveillance airplane over the South China Sea. The mission ended in a mid-air collision, resulting in the death of the ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- With one propeller gone, two of four engines severely damaged and a hole in the nose section, the crew of the U.S. Navy spy plane ... for bringing the EP-3 aircraft down ...