Category: Australian pilots

Former US Pilot Received Over $100,000 to Train Chinese Aviators, Indictment Alleges

January 4, 2023
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Former U.S. military pilot Daniel Duggan has been accused of receiving over $100,000 to teach Chinese aviators how to take off and land on aircraft carriers. Duggan, 54, was alleged to have received 12 payments from a Chinese-based business responsible for “acquired military equipment and technical data for the PRC government and military,” according to…

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2nd Australian-Based Pilot Investigated for Helping Train Chinese Fighter Pilots

December 19, 2022
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A second former Australian-based pilot is being investigated for allegedly training Chinese fighter pilots. Keith Hartley, living in South Australia, is being investigated by authorities for his role as chief operating officer at the Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA), a flying academy that British authorities have warned is an intermediary for Beijing to recruit retired…

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