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Taiwanese F-5 fighter jet crashes, entire fleet grounded

Taipei, Taiwan - The two pilots have been killed

A Taiwan Air Force F-5F Tiger II fighter jet crashed yesterday, provoking the death of the two pilots on board. After taking off from Chingchuangkang air base, western coast, the aircraft disappeared from the radar shortly after, near the island of Penghu, in the Taiwan strait. Searches, carried out with a Sikorsky S-70C helicopter and ships, brought to the recovery of debris and parts of the pilots'...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1107234
Rome, Italy, 07/16/2009 12:20
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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