Re: Seen at http://www.theage.com.au

From: Peter T. Daniels (grammatim_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 11/12/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:35:16 GMT

Skraedder wrote:
>
> "Jacques Guy" <jguy@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
> news:4195A1AC.E1C@alphalink.com.au...
> > "Australian lands chopper hit by gunfire"
> >
> > Je donne ma langue au chat (in English:
> > not a bloody idea what that might be)
>
> I heard it on the news this morning. The Australian-sounding co-pilot of a
> Lynx helicopter had to land the aircraft after the pilot was injured by
> gunfire (in Iraq).

The headline says that the vehicle was hit. It's headlinese for

An Australian landed a helicopter that had been hit by gunfire. 

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Peter T. Daniels                       grammatim@att.net