Although two decades have passed since the U.S.-China collision, Captain Shane Osborne, who flew the U.S. Army EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft, still remembers the frightening moment vividly. In a recent interview with the Voice of America, he recalled the details of the collision and revealed his state of mind when he was taken into custody. He also gave his thoughts on the current increasingly tense situation in the South China Sea. “The training and combat capabilities of the Chinese military have changed dramatically from the incident I had 20 years ago to now …… We need to focus on the South China Sea region.”
YouTube video: ‘U.S.-China crash’ U.S. pilot recalls frightening moment, reveals more details
He said the U.S. side was a bulky passenger plane modified for transport, while the Chinese side was a supersonic fighter jet that was not in Chinese airspace at the time of the collision. The U.S. plane did not enter Chinese airspace at all.
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