Why on earth do the papers have to twist the truth behind the events, is it simply to try and make the crew of the aircraft look like fools?
<Inferred Snigger>The crew of a high-tech military aircraft have to ask for directions <Inferred...."surely they have some whizzo gadget to tell them where they are">
I guess what actually happened was that the in-flight emergency occured and the crew, in looking for somewehre to put the aircraft down safely, lost precise track of where they were. Doesn't look quite so humiliating though I suppose.