Taipei, Jan. 17 (CNA) The flight recorder of an F-16V jet that crashed in waters off southern Taiwan on Jan. 11 has been found and sent to aviation experts, raising hopes of finding clues to the cause of the accident that has confounded experts so far.
Taipei, Jan. 16 (CNA) "Our hearts are still with him," father of Air Force Captain Chen Yi (陳奕), the F-16V pilot killed during a crash Tuesday, told CNA Sunday after he brought a framed photograph of Chen back to his home in Nantou County earlier in the day as part of a homecoming ritual for the deceased.
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday asked the Ministry of National Defense to swiftly investigate the cause of an F-16V jet crash on Tuesday and to provide full assistance to the family of the pilot, air force Captain Chen Yi (陳奕), who is believed dead.
Presidential Office spokesman Xavier Chang (張惇涵) quoted Tsai as issuing the directive, after Chiayi County Chief Prosecutor Tsai Ying-chun (蔡英俊) late on Friday said that human remains retrieved from the crash site the previous day are from the missing pilot.
A comparison of recovered tissue to a DNA sample taken from Chen’s mother confirmed that it was that
Taipei, Jan. 14 (CNA) Chiayi County Chief Prosecutor Tsai Ying-chun (蔡英俊) confirmed late Friday that human tissue retrieved from the crash site of an F-16V fighter jet the previous day is that of missing pilot Air Force Captain Chen Yi (陳奕).
Taiwan s search and rescue teams have found what are believed to be the remains of the pilot who was flying the F-16V fighter jet of the country s Air Force that crashed off the nation s southwest coast on Tuesday, reported local media.