There was no radio report from the pilot of unusual conditions before the crash.
air force training jet crashed in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, on a training mission on Tuesday morning, killing the pilot, according to the island’s military.
Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with The academy and the military immediately started searching for the plane. The fire department later reported that the plane had crashed in a paddy field in Kangshan, Huang said. He said the pilot’s body was found at the crash site.He also said this was the pilot’s second solo flight in the jet and he had been accompanied by a flight instructor for three take-offs and landings before flying alone.
In recent years, Taiwan – viewed by Beijing as its territory that must be brought back in control, by force if necessary – has faced growing military threats from Beijing’s PLA, which has staged war games nearby and repeatedly sent warplanes to the island’s air defence identification zone.
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