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crashes into Arabian Sea, one crew missing  US Navy aircraft
crashes into Arabian Sea, one crew missing  March 31, 2010 21:21
IST  A sophisticated US Navy surveillance plane supporting anti-
terror operations in Afghanistan crashed into the Arabian Sea
and one of four crew members is still missing, the US Fifth
Fleet said on Wednesday.  The E-2C Hawkeye aircraft experienced
mechanical malfunctions, forcing the crew to perform a
"controlled bail-out," it said in a statement.  Three of the
four crew were later recovered and a search is now under way for
the fourth crew member.  An investigation has been launched into
the incident. The crew was stationed on the USS Dwight D
Eisenhower aircraft carrier. The aircraft had crashed into the
sea at about 1400 local time (1000 GMT) on Wednesday, the
statement said.  It said the plane "was returning from
conducting operations in support of Operation