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After 3 Decades, Israeli Helmet Returned
A helmet that might have belonged to an Israeli pilot whose plane was shot down over Iraq in the 1967 Middle East war is back in Israeli hands, the military said Monday. The helmet was in a Baghdad museum. Israeli media reports said it was handed over to the Israeli Embassy in Amman, Jordan, last week by U.S. officials. Three Israeli planes were shot down over Iraq in June 1967 on the first day of the brief war. One of the pilots was captured, and the other two were presumed killed. Israeli media said the helmet belonged to one of the dead pilots. In its statement, the military said the helmet was found by U.S. forces in Iraq several weeks ago, and it is trying to determine which pilot wore it. The Haaretz daily ran a front-page picture of the white helmet, which appeared to be in good condition. The paper said Israel also received pictures of what appeared to be remains of an Israeli aircraft.Posted by: Steve White 2003-08-12 |
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