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12-01-2022, 03:05 PM
12 Jan 2022 12:58PM
(Updated: 12 Jan 2022 12:58PM)
TAIPEI: Taiwanese rescuers on Wednesday (Jan 12) located the wreckage of an F-16V jet that crashed into the sea a day before, less than two months after the island launched the first squadron of its most advanced fighters.
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The national rescue centre said wreckage of fuselage had been found but there were no signs of the pilot following an all-night search involving multiple helicopters, coastguard vessels and more than 60 officials.
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The incident has dealt a blow to the new squadron of US-made F-16Vs that was commissioned in November as Taiwan upgraded its ageing fleet amid rising tensions with China.
The air force has temporarily grounded its entire F-16 fleet.
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Last March, Taiwan grounded all military aircraft after a pilot was killed and another went missing when their fighters collided mid-air in the third fatal crash in less than six months.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/tai...ng-2430031
(Updated: 12 Jan 2022 12:58PM)
TAIPEI: Taiwanese rescuers on Wednesday (Jan 12) located the wreckage of an F-16V jet that crashed into the sea a day before, less than two months after the island launched the first squadron of its most advanced fighters.
......
The national rescue centre said wreckage of fuselage had been found but there were no signs of the pilot following an all-night search involving multiple helicopters, coastguard vessels and more than 60 officials.
......
The incident has dealt a blow to the new squadron of US-made F-16Vs that was commissioned in November as Taiwan upgraded its ageing fleet amid rising tensions with China.
The air force has temporarily grounded its entire F-16 fleet.
......
Last March, Taiwan grounded all military aircraft after a pilot was killed and another went missing when their fighters collided mid-air in the third fatal crash in less than six months.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/tai...ng-2430031
