21.   A Japanese destroyer accidentally shot down a US attack aircraft during multinational exercises in the Western Pacific north of the Marshall Islands on Tuesday.

22.   A Japanese destroyer accidentally shot down a US attack aircraft during military exercises in the Western Pacific north of the Marshall Islands on Tuesday, defence officials said.

23.   A Japanese destroyer accidentally shot down a US attack aircraft during multinational military exercises in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii Tuesday, defence officials said.

24.   Both crewmembers were in good condition after being rescued by a small boat sent by the Japanese destroyer and flown by helicopter to the US aircraft carrier Independence.

25.   During World War II a patrol boat carrying a young John F. Kennedy was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer nearby.

26.   During exercises in the Pacific last week, a Japanese destroyer accidentally downed a US attack aircraft, forcing its two occupants to eject.

27.   Japan expressed regret for the accidental downing of a US attack aircraft that crashed in the western Pacific Tuesday after being shot by a Japanese destroyer during target practice.