Synopsis

A U.S. Navy P-3 surveillance aircraft was forced to land at a Chinese airbase after being deliberately rammed by a Chinese MiG – the second such incident, following a similar event in early 2001. The Secretary of the Navy requested the reactivation of Admiral Boone, so he could accompany Harm to the airbase and negotiate with the Chinese authorities for the release of the aircraft and its crew. When presented with photographic evidence confirming the MiG pilot's survival – a stark contrast