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2021/05/01 14:41 Retrieved wreckage of F-5E fighter jet. Retrieved wreckage of F-5E fighter jet. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Wreckage from the F-5E fighter jet that crashed into the sea October last year was transported to Kaohsiung Harbor on Saturday (May 1) after having been retrieved the day before. The salvage ship Polaris arrived at the Port of Kaohsiung noon Saturday carrying the remnants of the aircraft, which will be handed over to the military. The Taitung District Prosecutors Office has dispatched military police and forensic personnel to the harbor to search for evidence. After the investigation, the wreckage will be returned to Taitung s Chihhang Air Base, where it was stationed.
Wreckage of F-5E fighter jet in 2020 crash retrieved
04/30/2021 09:51 PM
Photo courtesy of the Ministry of National Defense
Taipei, April 30 (CNA) The wreckage of a Taiwan Air Force F-5E fighter jet was retrieved from waters off the coast of Taitung on Friday, as authorities continue their investigation into the deadly crash that killed one pilot last October.
The salvage operation took place in waters off the coast of Taitung City near Taitung Chihhang Air Base, from where the aircraft took off in the morning of Oct. 29, 2020.
It crashed within two minutes after taking off, and though the 29-year-old pilot, Chu Kuan-meng (朱冠甍), ejected from the plane, he succumbed to head injuries.