Taiwan’s defence ministry says a military training aircraft crashes during a simulated engine-failure exercise, killing both pilots on board. The aircraft, a T-34 single-engine propeller plane, goes down at around 8:08 am local time (0008 GMT) at the northern end of the runway at Gangshan Air Base in Kaohsiung, in southern Taiwan. Officials state the crash happens during a drill designed to simulate an engine failure. The ministry says an investigation is underway, including through an Air Force task force formed to determine the cause of the crash. The two pilots are reported to be lieutenant colonels, identified only by surnames Lu and Guo. Multiple outlets also report that training flights for T-34 aircraft are suspended following the accident. The incidents is described across the reports as occurring during routine training activity rather than during an operational mission. No other injuries or damage outside the aircraft are mentioned in the accounts provided.
Two pilots die in Taiwan military T-34 training plane crash during engine-failure drill
Taiwan’s defence ministry says a military training aircraft crashes during a simulated engine-failure exercise, killing both pilots on board. The aircraft, a T-34 single-engine propeller plane, goes d...
- A T-34 military training aircraft crashes during an exercise simulating an engine failure.
- Both pilots on board die in the crash.
- The crash occurs at Gangshan Air Base in Kaohsiung, at the northern end of the runway.
- The accident time is reported as 8:08 am (0008 GMT).
- Taiwan’s defence ministry launches an investigation and suspends T-34 training flights after the crash.
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 […]
2 months agoA Taiwanese military training aircraft crashed on Tuesday during a simulated engine failure exercise, killing the two pilots on board, the defence ministry said in a statement.
2 months agoThe two pilots died during an exercise that simulated engine failure.
2 months agoThe T-34 aircraft went down at the northern end of Gangshan Air Base runway during a simulated engine failure drill.
2 months agoTAIPEI — A Taiwanese military training aircraft crashed on Tuesday during a simulated engine failure exercise, killing the two pilots on board, the defense ministry said in a statement. The T-34 plane crashed at 8:08am (0008 GMT) at the northern end of the runway at Gangshan Air Base in the island’s southern port city of Kaohsiung, the ministry said. The Air Force has set up a task force to investigate the cause of the crash. The pilots have been identified only by their rank and surnames, Lieutenant Colonels Lu and Guo. READ: Taiwan air force loses another fighter, second crash […]...Keep on reading: Taiwan says 2 dead in military training plane crash
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