JAG - Season 7 - Eps 9: Dog Robber: Part I (1)
A Navy P-3 spy plane is rammed by a Chinese MIG and is forced to land at a Chinese Air Base. (The second such incident; the first being the actual incident that occurred early 2001) The SecNav requests Adm. Boone re-activated to active duty, in order to travel with Harm to the Air Base to negotiate with the Chinese for the release of the plane & crew. After the Chinese Commander is presented with photographic evidence that the MIG & its pilot that rammed the P-3 is alive & well (contrary to claims by the Chinese that the pilot was killed), the Chinese immediately release the P-3 crew; however, they would ship the P-3 back, piece by piece. Lt. Barrett flying out to escort the plane from Chinese Air Space back to the USS Thomas Jefferson. After telling his wingman a lie to leave the escort, Lt. Barrett disobeys orders, flies into Chinese airspace & destroys the P-3 on the ground.
About JAG

Title: JAG
First Air Date: 1995-09-23
Last Air Date: 2005-04-29
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.307/10 (from 362 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 11
Total Episodes: 227
Network: NBC CBS
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
Production Companies: Paramount Television, Belisario Productions, NBC Productions, Belisarius Productions, NBC Studios, CBS Studios
Synopsis
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth.
Cast

David James Elliott
Harmon Rabb

Catherine Bell
Sarah MacKenzie

Patrick Labyorteaux
Bud Roberts