Description: This one-meter resolution, color satellite image of the Lingshui military airfield on the southeastern coast of Hainan Island in the South China Sea, was collected at 10:32 a.m. local time on April 10, 2001 by Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite. A US Navy plane made an emergency landing there after a mid-air collision with a Chinese fighter. The navy aircraft is clearly visible and parked on the taxiway adjacent to the north end of the runway (north is up). |