TAIPEI (Bloomberg): A Taiwanese fighter jet crashed and its pilot was killed while training over the Western Pacific, highlighting concerns about the island's ageing military fleet at a time of increased pressure from China's air force.
Rescuers are searching for a Taiwanese F-5 jet after it plunged into the sea just a few hundred metres off the east coast of Taitung county during a training exercise Thursday morning (Oct 29), according to a Defence Ministry spokesman.
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