Friday, June 03, 2005

Another French military victory

As reported in this evening's Wall Street Journal update, another in the long list of French military victories:

French Land in New Jersey; Charge Fails

Low on fuel and struggling in bad weather, nine French fighter jets and a radar plane couldn't return to their aircraft carrier during maneuvers with the Canadian military and landed at the Atlantic City International Airport in New Jersey instead. The Federal Aviation Administration helped the jets land, and French marines and translators were sent to the airport to help the pilots, Philadelphia TV station WPVI reported. The U.S. State Department also got involved when one of the French pilots had his credit card rejected when he tried to buy fuel, the TV station reported. The
FAA couldn't confirm the failed credit-card transaction.