Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Initial indications are that a mechanical malfunction likely caused the crash of a Mirage-2000 fighter jet off the coast of southeastern Taiwan on Monday, Taiwan's Air Force said, as the search for the jet continued.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) Taiwan’s air force said one of its French-made Mirage 2000 fighter jets appears to have been lost off the island’s east coast, but the pilot has been rescued after parachuting to safety.
SAFE AND SOUND: Lieutenant Colonel Huang Chung-kai, 38, ejected from the Mirage 2000-5 when he noticed a lack of power and landed in the ocean before being rescued/ Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwan s air force said one of its French-made Mirage 2000 fighter jets appears to have been lost off the island s east coast, but the pilot has been rescued after parachuting to safety.