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Taiwan says 2 dead in military training plane crash
Taiwan says 2 dead in military training plane crash
The two pilots died during an exercise that simulated engine failure.
#NEWS | 🇹🇼 — Two experienced Taiwanese (RoC) Air Force pilots died when a T-34C trainer crashed during an emergency exercise at Gangshan Air Base on Tuesday.
Taiwan says 2 dead in military training plane crash
2 Taiwan air force pilots die in T-34C crash, spurring probe and debate over aircraft
2 Taiwan air force pilots die in T-34C crash, spurring probe and debate over aircraft
A Taiwanese air force aircraft crashed during a training mission on Tuesday, killing two experienced pilots and prompting renewed scrutiny of the island’s ageing fleet of T-34 basic trainers.
The T-34C aircraft went down at about 8.08am at Gangshan Air Base in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, while conducting a simulated engine-failure exercise, according to the island’s air force.
Both pilots on board, Lieutenant Colonel Kuo Chun-nan and Lieutenant Colonel Lu Chi-yu, were killed.
The air force...
Corroboration
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The spine · 2 facts corroborated across ≥2 opposed blocs
2×Two Taiwanese Air Force pilots died when a T-34C trainer crashed during an emergency exercise at Gangshan Air Base on Tuesday.
chinasea
bluesky“#NEWS | 🇹🇼 — Two experienced Taiwanese (RoC) Air Force pilots died when a T-34C trainer crashed during an emergency exercise at Gangshan Air Base on Tuesday.”
cna“Taiwan says 2 dead in military training plane crash
The two pilots died during an exercise that simulated engine failure.”
scmp“A Taiwanese air force aircraft crashed during a training mission on Tuesday, killing two experienced pilots and prompting renewed scrutiny of the island’s ageing fleet of T-34 basic trainers.
The T-34C aircraft went down at about 8.08am at Gangshan Air Base in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, while conducting a simulated engine-failure exercise, according to the island’s air force.”
2×The T-34C crash occurred during a simulated engine-failure exercise.
chinasea
cna“The two pilots died during an exercise that simulated engine failure.”
scmp“The T-34C aircraft went down at about 8.08am at Gangshan Air Base in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, while conducting a simulated engine-failure exercise, according to the island’s air force.”
Single-source · 3 — reported by one bloc only (uncorroborated)
The two pilots killed in the T-34C crash were Lieutenant Colonel Kuo Chun-nan and Lieutenant Colonel Lu Chi-yu.
scmp
The T-34C crash occurred at Gangshan Air Base in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, at about 8.08am.
scmp
The crash prompted renewed scrutiny of Taiwan’s ageing fleet of T-34 basic trainers.
scmp
Framing · 4 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
bluesky
“#NEWS | 🇹🇼 — Two experienced Taiwanese (RoC) Air Force pilots died when a T-34C trainer crashed during an emergency exercise at Gangshan Air Base on Tuesday.”
→ Two Taiwanese Air Force pilots died when a T-34C trainer crashed during an emergency exercise at Gangshan Air Base on Tuesday.
cna
“Taiwan says 2 dead in military training plane crash”
→ Two pilots died in a military training plane crash.
scmp
“A Taiwanese air force aircraft crashed during a training mission on Tuesday, killing two experienced pilots and prompting renewed scrutiny of the island’s ageing fleet of T-34 basic trainers.”
→ A Taiwanese air force aircraft crashed during a training mission on Tuesday, killing two experienced pilots.
scmp
“prompting renewed scrutiny of the island’s ageing fleet of T-34 basic trainers.”
→ The crash prompted renewed scrutiny of Taiwan’s ageing fleet of T-34 basic trainers.