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File. let's take a closer look at the anxious hours for the u.s. military after an american f-15 strike eagle went down in libya. the pilot and weapons officers both bailed out. they're now safely out of pentagon. chris lawrence is putting together a time line for the heart stopping events. >> libyan state tv says the plane was shot down. the military says it was a malfunction. in either case it shows no fly definitely does not mean no risk. two fighter jets take off from italy on a strike run. but as they fly over libya, one of the f-15s malfunctions. >> once you can no longer fly the jet and...

Fired at libyan defenses costs $1.4 million and so far, some 160 tomahawk missiles were launched, mostly by the u.s., adding up to $225 million. and that's just a slice of the no-fly zone expense to the american taxpayer. >> it gets down to how many naval ships have we got in the region? how many aircraft are flying off those ships? what additional military may be deployed to that theater? >> reporter: a leading estimate put the startup cost to military action between 400 and $800 million and the price of maintaining not fly zone, 30 to $100 million per week. fuel alone for each plane is $10,0...

Cnn.com/caffertyfile. i like the last one. >> they're all good. you know. they're all smart people. what do you think of my idea? >> let the libyans pay for the operation. >> we're wasting your talents here in "the situation room." you ought to be running the country. you should run for president. i'll vote for you. i want some cushy government job with my own plane if you get elected and we'll sort it out. >> just a little proposal. >> i think it's a hell of an idea. >> let's work on it. >> thank you, jack. new progress in a long and dangerous struggle to prevent catastrophe at japan's nuclea...

Guidance on what went wrong with that f-15, why it went down not yet, surprise, because as you know, wolf, any of these planes on a normal basis gets a thorough run-through, but planes that have known, known to be going into a combat mission over hostile territory, even more so, so that is something that the military is going to have to take a long look at. >> chris, thanks very much. let's go to benghazi right now. cnn's arwa damon got a firsthand look at the crash site. she is joining wuss more on what he she saw. you also had a chance to speak with some on six leaders there as well. first o...

To look for the pilot, for the weapons officer. they say that they realized that these were people who were flying afly ing a plane to help them and wanted to return the favor and offer whatever assistance they could. ended up meeting one come who was part of that rescue effort and here's what he had to say. >> found his parachute, someone tell me the parachute was not far from the point which he was there and going directly there and i know he would be not far from that point. so, i am shouting to them, we will help you. we are coming to help you. you are coming to support us, to -- please, i...