April 14, 2003:

AS SAYLIYA CAMP, Qatar - The U.S. military confirmed on Monday that a "friendly" Patriot missile probably shot down an F/A-18C Hornet fighter that came down over Iraq on April 2, 2003, killing the pilot.

Central Command in Qatar named the Navy pilot as Lieutenant Nathan D. White, 30, from Mesa, Arizona. He was based on the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk.

The U.S. military had previously said it was looking into whether his aircraft may have been hit by a U.S. Patriot missile.

"Indications are that a Patriot missile shot down the F18," a spokesman at Central Command said on Monday.