Shane Osborn
| Shane Osborn | |
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| Treasurer of Nebraska | |
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In office January 7, 2007 – January 6, 2011 |
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| Governor | Dave Heineman |
| Preceded by | Ron Ross |
| Succeeded by | Don Stenberg |
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June 21, 1974 Loomis, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Website | Campaign website |
Shane Osborn (born June 21, 1974 in Loomis, South Dakota) is an American politician and former State Treasurer of Nebraska.
Osborn graduated from Norfolk High School in 1992 and then attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln on a Naval ROTC scholarship. After graduating in 1996 with a degree in statistics and actuarial science, Osborn was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy and entered flight training in Florida and Texas. Subsequently designated as a naval aviator, he was eventually assigned to the Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One (VQ-1) "World Watchers" at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, flying the EP-3E Aries aircraft.
On April 1, 2001, then-Lieutenant Osborn was a patrol plane commander piloting an EP-3E aircraft with a 23-member crew about 70 miles (110 km) away from the Chinese island of Hainan in international airspace when it collided with a Chinese J-8IIM jet fighter that had intercepted the U.S. aircraft. The EP-3E's propeller cut the J-8 in half. The fighter's nose section cartwheeled upward, smashing into the EP-3E's nose and tearing off its radome. The impact sent Osborn's plane into an inverted dive, dropping 8,000 feet in 30 seconds and falling another 6,000 feet before Osborn had the EP-3E's nose up and wings level. In a September 2003 article in the Naval Aviation News, Osborn told Jim Turnbull that once he regained control of the plane he "called for the crew to prepare to bail out." They donned parachutes and initiated an emergency destruct plan, which included destroying intelligence equipment and sensitive documents on board.
After an emergency landing at the Lingshui Air Base on Hainan Island, Osborn and his crew were taken to a Chinese military barracks where they were detained and interrogated for 12 days. The aircraft was dismantled by the Chinese and returned to the US in boxes after months of scrutiny by Chinese officials. On April 12, 2001 the crew were released from Chinese custody and returned to the United States. After the Hainan Island incident, Osborn was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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