ROCAF F16Vs Credits: 國防部 Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. A ROCAF F-16V crashed in the sea near Aogu Wetland, Dongshi Township, Chiayi. The pilot is missing. The wreckage of the airplane was located on Wednesday 12 January 2022 by a fisherman Piloted by Air Force Captain Chen Yi (陳奕), the …
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A General Dynamics F-16B from the Republic of China Air Force, operated by 4th TFW, slammed into a ditch at the end of the taxiway, during training at Pingtung (South) Air Base (RCDC). The aircraft was seen landing on this taxiway that was simulating a road runway at the northern …
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Taiwanese air force’s F-5E figther jets release the flare (AFP/Sam Yeh) TwoRepublic of China Air Force (ROCAF) Northrop F-5E Tiger II fighter jets have collided midair off Taiwan’s southeast coast. Both pilots ejected, one pilot died and another is still missing. The two F-5E jets disappeared from radar at about …
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The Taiwanese military displayed high-profile weapons used by the F-16V Blk20 modified and upgraded model, including the first exposed AIM-9X off-axis shooting Rattlesnake missile, which is the top weapon of the US military. (Chen Zongyi / Duowei News) Taiwan has upgraded 42 Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighters to the F-16V Block …
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REUTERS/PICHI CHUANG Taiwan buying more—and more advanced—F-16s from the US would not please China. STERN REPRESENTATIONS “Extremely dangerous”: China warns US on F-16 sales to Taiwan By Steve MollmanApril 1, 2019 A Taiwanese military F-16A-20-CF, operated by the 5th Tactical Fighter Wing, 26th Tactical Fighter Group, is missing. Search operations …
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ROCAF F-5F at Songshan Air Force Base in 2011 – 由斜後方所見之401聯隊F-5F戰鬥機5401，攝於2011年8月13日空軍松山基地營區開放活動。 The Taiwanese F-5 fighter jet crashed shortly after takeoff under unknown circumstances into the sea. The pilot died in the crash. The cause of the crash remains unknown, but it underscores potential problems with the island’s aging air force …
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First flight AT-5 Brave Eagle – Photo credits: Tsungfang Tsai On 10 June 2020, Taiwan’s newly manufactured advanced jet training aircraft, the Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC) T-5 (AT-5) Yung Ying (“Brave Eagle”), serial 11001/08-9001, took to the air for its maiden flight at Ching Chuan Kang Air Force Base. …
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In 1958, the Central Intelligence Agency started sponsoring a program known as Diamond Lil, in which Chinese Nationalist pilots were trained to fly Martin RB-57D Canberra high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Six Black Cat Squadron Taiwanese pilots were trained on the B-57C at Laughlin AFB, Texas, arriving back in Taiwan, and two …
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