27 August 2016

News Story: Vietnam's military aircraft crash caused by engine failure - DM

An L-39 Albatros (Image: Wiki Commons)
HANOI, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The military aircraft crash during a training session in Vietnam's central Phu Yen province on Friday morning was caused by engine failure, said the country's Ministry of Defense.

The aircraft L39 coded 8705, operated by staff of Regiment 910 of the Air Force Academy under the Air Defense and Air Force Service, went down several minutes after taking off at 8:45 a.m. local time (01:45 GMT) on Friday.

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