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The crash of the French fighter in Taiwan / the pilot “ejected”.

Taiwan's official news agency reported the crash of a fighter plane of the island's air force in the waters off its northwest coast.

reported by Mehr News Agency According to Reuters, a French-made “Mirage” fighter plane belonging to the Taiwan Air Force crashed on the northwestern coast of this island.

The Ministry of Defense of Taiwan has also confirmed this news. According to officials, the pilot of this fighter managed to make an emergency exit and is now in the hospital.

According to the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan, this French-made fighter had an accident while performing a night maneuver and crashed after the engine stopped suddenly.

Rescue teams found the pilot unconscious a few hours after the crash and the coast guard took him to the hospital.

According to the official news agency of Taiwan, this fighter crashed in the waters of the coastal city of Hsinchu in the northwest of this island. This city houses a large air base. The Taiwan Air Force has faced a series of air accidents in recent years, and in 2022, it grounded its Mirage fleet after a Mirage fighter plane crashed on the east coast of the island.

Taiwan received its first shipment of Mirage 2000 fighters in 1997 with 60 aircraft, and has lost at least seven of these aircraft in recent years in air accidents. However, American-made F-16 fighters form the foundation of Taiwan’s air force.

 

© Webangah News Hub has translated this news from the source of Mehr News Agency
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