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.
The wreckage of an air force F-5E jet that crashed into the ocean in October last year was on Friday retrieved off Taitung County, as authorities continue an investigation into the incident that left one pilot dead.
The salvage operation took place off Taitung City, near Taitung County’s Chihhang Air Base, from where the aircraft took off on the morning of Oct. 29 last year. It crashed less than two minutes after takeoff, and its pilot, Captain Chu Kuan-meng (朱冠甍), died from injuries he sustained ejecting from the plane.
The wreckage remained relatively intact despite the impact of the crash, and is
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.
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.
Taiwan s twin-seat F-5Fs resume flights after being grounded
04/06/2021 02:17 PM
Photo courtesy of a private contributor
Taipei, April 6 (CNA) Several F-5F fighter jets at the Taitung Air Base took to the skies Tuesday for test flights after the Air Force completed a major checkup of its fleet following a deadly F-5E crash on March 22 that led to the grounding of all F-5s.
According to the base, the first two F-5Fs took off at approximately 8 a.m. and returned safely after 40-minute test flights.
Wu Jung-hua (吳榮華), who heads the air base, said Tuesday s mission involved only twin-seat F-5Fs, while test flights for single-seat F-5Es are expected to be carried out soon.