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| Nine missing after US air crash | Nine missing after US air crash |
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| A search is under way for nine people missing after a US Coast Guard plane and a military helicopter crashed off the coast of southern California. | A search is under way for nine people missing after a US Coast Guard plane and a military helicopter crashed off the coast of southern California. |
| The collision is believed to have happened 16 miles (27km) east of San Clemente Island. | The collision is believed to have happened 16 miles (27km) east of San Clemente Island. |
| A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesman said a pilot reported seeing a fireball near the area. | |
| The plane - reported to be a C-130 aircraft - is believed to have had seven people on board. | The plane - reported to be a C-130 aircraft - is believed to have had seven people on board. |
| The Marine Corps said the other aircraft was an AH-1 Super Cobra attack type. | The Marine Corps said the other aircraft was an AH-1 Super Cobra attack type. |
| Coast Guard spokeswoman Allyson Conroy said the crash happened at about 1910 (0210 GMT). | Coast Guard spokeswoman Allyson Conroy said the crash happened at about 1910 (0210 GMT). |
| 'Survival training' | |
| Cpl Michael Stevens, a spokesman for the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, said the helicopter belonged to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing stationed at Camp Pendleton. | Cpl Michael Stevens, a spokesman for the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, said the helicopter belonged to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing stationed at Camp Pendleton. |
| A number of helicopters and navy vessels are being used in the search. | A number of helicopters and navy vessels are being used in the search. |
| FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said the coast guard had reported seeing debris from a C-130. | |
| Lt Josh Nelson from the Coast Guard said all those who would have been on the plane and helicopter would have had survival training. | |
| "We are throwing everything we can at this right now," he said. | |
| San Clemente Island, which is owned by the US Navy and is used for training purposes, is 68 nautical miles west of San Diego. | |
| Meanwhile the Coast Guard said it was suspending its separate search for two Navy pilots whose plane had gone missing along the central Texas coast. | |
| Contact was lost with the single-engine Navy T-34 training plane on Wednesday. | |
| Its last known location was close to San Jose Island, two miles (3.2km) off the Gulf of Mexico. | |
| The search is expected to resume once the stormy weather has cleared up. |