Series: JAG
Season: Season 7
Episode Number: 9
Air Date:
Duration: 45 min
A Navy P-3 spy plane is rammed by a Chinese MIG and is forced to land at a Chinese Air Base. (The second such incident; the first being the actual incident that occurred early 2001) The SecNav requests Adm. Boone re-activated to active duty, in order to travel with Harm to the Air Base to negotiate with the Chinese for the release of the plane & crew. After the Chinese Commander is presented with photographic evidence that the MIG & its pilot that rammed the P-3 is alive & well (contrary to claims by the Chinese that the pilot was killed), the Chinese immediately release the P-3 crew; however, they would ship the P-3 back, piece by piece. Lt. Barrett flying out to escort the plane from Chinese Air Space back to the USS Thomas Jefferson. After telling his wingman a lie to leave the escort, Lt. Barrett disobeys orders, flies into Chinese airspace & destroys the P-3 on the ground.
Terry O'Quinn
Admiral Thomas Boone
John DeMita
Clifford Blakely
Dave Power
Midshipman Buchanan
Ned Vaughn
Lieutenant Carl Barrett
John D'Aquino
Stuart Dunston
Leonard Roberts
Lt. Crawford
Scott Lawrence
Sturgis Turner
Chuck Carrington
Jason Tiner
Renée Estevez
Lieutenant Crandall