2021/04/30 19:45 An F-5E which crashed into the sea last October has been recovered (CNA, Ministry of National Defense photo) An F-5E which crashed into the sea last October has been recovered (CNA, Ministry of National Defense photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A private company on Friday (April 30) recovered the wreckage of an F-5E jet which crashed into the sea off Taitung County last October, with the death of the pilot as a result. Less than two minutes after the plane took off from Zhihang Air Force Base in the southeastern county, it disappeared off radar screens over the sea. The pilot, Chu Kuan-meng (朱冠甍), 29, escaped by ejecting from the aircraft, but nevertheless was still pronounced dead after having been taken to hospital with head injuries.