The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, July 25, 1996               TAG: 9607250515
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B1   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
                                            LENGTH:   16 lines

PARDON THOSE FLYING TANKS

ILLUSTRATION: [Color Photo]

DREW C. WILSON

The Virginian-Pilot

Air Force Capt. Chris Rose, an F-16 pilot, and Rita Smithson of

Weeksville, embrace Wednesday as they are taped for a segment on

``Real TV.'' On June 27, Rose, while making an emergency landing at

the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station at Elizabeth City, was forced to

drop two fuel tanks that landed near Smithson's home. by CNB