
Two Pilots Die in Taiwan Military Training Plane Crash
Two pilots were killed when a T-34C military training aircraft crashed in Taiwan during a training exercise. The incident has prompted an investigation and debate regarding the aircraft's safety.
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2 Taiwan air force pilots die in T-34C crash, spurring probe and debate over aircraft
A Taiwanese air force aircraft crashed during a training mission on Tuesday, killing two experienced pilots and prompting renewed scrutiny of the island’s ageing fleet of T-34 basic trainers. The T-34C aircraft went down at about 8.08am at Gangshan Air Base in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, while conducting a simulated engine-failure exercise, according to the island’s air force. Both pilots on board, Lieutenant Colonel Kuo Chun-nan and Lieutenant Colonel Lu Chi-yu, were killed. The air force...
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Taiwan’s air force suspended training flights on T-34 planes after one aircraft crashed during a simulated engine failure exercise on Tuesday, killing the two pilots on board. The single-engine propeller plane went down at 8:08 am (0008 GMT) at the northern end of the runway at Gangshan Air Base in the island’s southern port city […]
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