A Taiwanese air force training jet crashed in the southern city of Kaohsiung during a training mission on May 31, killing the 23-year-old pilot aboard, according to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry.
The domestically-developed AT-3 trainer, piloted by Lt. Hsu Ta-chun on his second solo flight, disappeared from radar minutes after takeoff at 8:03 a.m., Taiwan News reported.
The Kaohsiung City Fire Bureau received reports of a plane crash in the Gangshan District and sent firefighters to the scene, but the pilot was found dead.
Air force chief of staff Huang Chih-wei told reporters that the AT-3 had no major maintenance issues over the past year….