A military training plane crashes in Taiwan and its two pilots are killed
Military training aircraft in Taiwan today, Tuesday, during an exercise that includes a simulation of an engine failure, which led to the death of the two pilots on board.
A statement from the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense stated that the training aircraft was a type "T-34" It crashed at 8:08 a.m. (00:08 GMT) on the runway of Gangshan Air Base in the southern coastal city of Kaohsiung.
The Taiwanese Air Force formed a working group to investigate the causes of the accident, and the identity of the two pilots was not revealed except by their ranks and last names, namely Lieutenant Colonels Lu and Gu.
Fighter Plane Crash
Last January, a Taiwanese fighter plane crashed. "F-16" In the sea off the east coast of the island during a routine training mission.
The pilot is believed to have jumped from the plane, but his body has not yet been found.
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