The FBI said it was looking to identify and locate the aircraft and its operator.

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"The FBI is asking anyone with information about the unmanned aircraft or the operator to contact us, " said Special Agent in Charge John Giacalone.

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Seven Turks, two Russians and one Afghan were in a civilian helicopter was forced to land in bad weather in Azra district in Logar province, the aircraft's operator told the BBC.

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The company, which currently manages 226 aircraft, is the world's largest operator of private business jets.

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Mr Chalopin, who lives in Beijing, claims to be the first owner-operator to fly a foreign-registered aircraft in China.

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There he met a woman whose voice he instantly recognised: Ellen Margaret Graves, the radar operator who had been guiding his plane towards formations of enemy aircraft for the past two years.

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