My Dad was in Army Intel for a while, and one of his assignments was to fly over N. Vietman, Laos, and Cambodia, among other "places." In his case, they flew in U-21s (RC-12s) and there orders were not to get captured. If they survived the crash, they were suppose to set off the charges to destroy the aircraft. The standing orders were not to let the plane fall in enemy hands, and not to get captured. This was to be prevented by any, and all means necessary. This makes me wonder, why did the pilot of the Navy plane land in China? Why did he ditch out in the China sea, where the aircraft would have sunk, and the men could be rescued. While it is the Chinese's fault for the collison, there is no excuse for handing the Chinese an EP-3 and the chew with the knowledge to tell them how to use it. The CO of the aircraft knows that when he comes back that he is facing a general court marshal, so the question remains, why did he land the aircraft in China. As much as I feel for those men, I think that the CO is screwed.