It’s not very common for a big, slow-moving aircraft to ram into a high-performance jet fighter, … And we definitely made a sharp left turn — that was called uncontrolled flight — inverted in a...

they were interested in the accident first and foremost.

We knew that this was an unusual type of intercept,

Yes, I was deprived of sleep, especially during the first few days, … However, there was nothing physical, no touching or anything like that.

Definitely, I thought on the initial impact that he just killed us. And, obviously, there’s 24 people on board . . . I care about every single one of them very much, and I wasn’t...

I want to thank America, the administration and everyone involved in getting us home so quickly, … It was a surprise and we’re all glad to be back. We can all be proud of this...

The first thing I thought was, ‘This guy just killed us,’

It’s good to be back in the United States,

We’re definitely glad to be back, … On behalf of Combat Reconnaissance Crew One, I’d like to thank you once again, and God bless America.

Once we re-opened, the big pressure was to retain our two-star Michelin rating.

He would come up, close, … The third time his closure rate was too far. He attempted to turn and pitch up, but his vertical stabilizer impacted my number one propeller, basically pretty much tearing...

We did it right, … No apologies necessary on our part.

The aircraft made two close approaches, (with the pilot) making gestures, … And then, on the third one, his closure rate was too high, and he impacted the number-one propeller, which caused a violent shaking...