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U.S. warplane crashes in Libya, pilot safe - report


    LONDON (Reuters) - A U.S. warplane has crashed in a Libyan field after an apparent mechanical failure and its pilot has been rescued by rebels, the Daily Telegraph reported on its website on Tuesday.

    The plane is an F-15E Eagle, the Telegraph added in a report from a correspondent on the ground in Libya.

    "Just found a crashed US warplane in a field. believe a mechanical failure brought it down," Telegraph correspondent Rob Crilly said on the Twitter micro-blogging site.

    "Came down late last night. Crew believed safe," Crilly added in subsequent tweets.

    Western forces carried out a third night of air raids overnight aimed at protecting civilians from forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

    (Editing by Tim Pearce)