February 3, 1998 (the first month, seventh day), Tiger years, the United States warplanes low flight Italian cable car rope off the death of people. In 1998, February 3, 15, 12 points, the U.S. Air Force base in Aviano, northeastern Italy, an electronic fighter flight training mission, ultra-low-flying northern Italian Alps resort of Dolomites mountain one carrying 20 ski tourists yellow ropeway hove off, resulting in 20 tourists were killed, while U.S. warplanes suffered only minor injuries, and immediately flew back to the U.S. Air Force base in Aviano for an emergency landing, the crew is safe no matter . [L $ dj��.c��m]

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said: "This is one of the world's strangest incidents (USAF) aircraft apparently flying too low. "President Clinton then issued a statement on the accident" deeply saddened ". U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen also expressed "deepest condolences" to the Italian government and the families of the victims.