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If downed aircrew fall into the power of the enemy during international armed conflict,they are entitled to POW status. 88 Downed aircrew remain entitled to POW status even if theyunsuccessfully attempt to escape capture by enemy forces or if they attack enemy forces uponreaching the ground. As POWs, downed aircrew are entitled to protection from violence fromthe civilian population and others. 8914.4.3.5 Downed Aircrew in Neutral Territory. Military aircrew forced to land inneutral territory due to navigational failure, combat damage, mechanical failure, or otheremergencies are subject to internment by the neutral State for the duration of the conflict. 9014.5 MEASURES SHORT OF ATTACK: INTERCEPTION, DIVERSION, AND CAPTURE14.5.1 Interception. During armed conflict, a party may choose to intercept an aircraftthrough a variety of ways, including closing to visual range or to a distance where the targetaircraft is within the range of weapons systems. Interception of civil aircraft that are not militaryobjectives should be exercised with due regard for the safety of such aircraft. 9114.5.1.1 Purposes for Conducting Interception. Interception may have a varietyof purposes, including, for example:• to assist in the obligation to distinguish between military objectives and civilian objectsand the obligation to protect the civilian population, 92 such as byo warning a civil aircraft to refrain from entering an area of active operations; oro helping identify whether the aircraft constitutes a military objective;• as part of the belligerent right of visit and search, including the belligerent right toenforce a blockade, 93 such as byo facilitating identification of an aircraft (e.g., enemy or neutral);o forcing an aircraft to divert and land at a specific airfield for search or capture; or• to be in a position to attack the aircraft.14.5.1.2 Airspace Where Interception May Be Conducted. As a general rule,belligerent military aircraft may not intercept aircraft in neutral airspace. 9488 Refer to § 9.3 (POW Status).89 Refer to § 9.5.2.2 (Protection Against Violence by the Civilian Population or Others).90 Refer to § 15.16 (Belligerent Forces Taking Refuge in Neutral Territory).91 Refer to § 14.1.1.4 (Due Regard for the Safety of Navigation of Civil Aircraft).92 Refer to § 2.5 (Distinction).93 Refer to § 15.13 (Belligerent Right of Visit and Search of Merchant Vessels and Civil Aircraft).94 Refer to § 15.10 (Neutral Airspace).914