Coverage dated December 28, 2022 to December 29, 2022
US says Chinese plane could have caused midair collision with US fighter jet
Headline from WFAA Dallas, on the newest of 2 developments
China frequently challenges military aircraft from the U.S. and its allies, especially over the strategically vital South China Sea, which China claims as its own.
WFAA Dallas's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.
Developments in this update
2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.
Chinese jet came within 20 feet of American military aircraft, U.S. military says
Headline from CBS News ·
Newest
US says Chinese plane could have caused midair collision with US fighter jet
A Chinese airplane with the People's Liberation Army came within 20 feet of a U.S. military aircraft, according to United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM).
WASHINGTON -- A Chinese military plane came within 20 feet of a U.S. air force aircraft and forced it to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision in international airspace
The Chinese jet flew within 20 feet of the nose of an American military aircraft over the South China Sea this month, nearly causing a collision, the U.S. military said.
A Chinese fighter jet came within 20 feet of a U.S. military plane this month, forcing the U.S. pilot to make "evasive maneuvers" to avoid a crash, U.S. military officials said Thursday.
A Chinese fighter pilot flew within 20 feet of an Air Force reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea last week, forcing the U.S. aircrew to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision, American officials said Thursday.
China frequently challenges military aircraft from the U.S. and its allies, especially over the strategically vital South China Sea, which China claims as its own.
The U.S. military said that the incident occurred Dec. 21 when a Chinese jet fighter flew in front of and within 20 feet of the nose of a U.S. military reconnaissance plane.
By Oren Liebermann, CNN A Chinese fighter jet intercepted a US reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea last week and performed an “unsafe maneuver,” forcing the US aircraft to take evasive action, according to Indo-Pacific Command, the command responsible for overseeing US military operatio…
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. military says a Chinese navy fighter jet flew dangerously close to an Air Force reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea earlier this month, forcing the American pilot to maneuver to avoid a collision.
A Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to a U.S. spy plane over the South China Sea on Dec. 21, the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command said Thursday.
Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.
US says Chinese plane could have caused midair collision with US fighter jet | Since Then
