05 October 2012

News story: Taiwan Grounds Jet Fighters After Crash in France


TAIPEI — Taiwan’s air force said Oct. 4 it has grounded all its Mirage jet fighters after one of its pilots died while conducting a training mission in France.

The order will be lifted when the French side clarifies the cause of the fatal crash of Lt. Col. Wang Tung-yi on Oct. 3, said an air force official.

The Mirage 2000-5 went down in the eastern district of Froideconche, the French military’s press office said in a statement that did not give the cause of the accident.

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