Brothers to the Rescue pilot Ivan Domaniewicz, left, and co-pilot...

Brothers to the Rescue pilot Ivan Domaniewicz, left, and co-pilot Carlos Costa fly over the Straits of Florida looking for people who might have been on makeshift rafts fleeing Cuba in August 31, 1993. Credit: AP/Lynne Sladky

MIAMI — When Cuban fighter jets shot down planes flown by members of a Cuban exile group from Miami 30 years ago, The Associated Press was there. The AP is republishing that story, by AP writer Nicole Winfield, as it appeared on Saturday, Feb. 24, 1996:

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us 'Out East' and visits a few popular spots and a few local gems. Credit: Brian Jingeleski, Randee Daddona, Anthony Florio, Morgan Campbell

Out East Show: A trip to Splish Splash, Dining al fresco, Arts Center at Duck Creek NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us 'Out East' and visits a few popular spots and a few local gems.

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us 'Out East' and visits a few popular spots and a few local gems. Credit: Brian Jingeleski, Randee Daddona, Anthony Florio, Morgan Campbell

Out East Show: A trip to Splish Splash, Dining al fresco, Arts Center at Duck Creek NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us 'Out East' and visits a few popular spots and a few local gems.

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