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| Date: | Thursday 29 October 2020 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Northrop F-5E Tiger II |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) |
| Registration: | 5261 |
| MSN: | VE.1013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off Taiwan’s southeast coast -
 Taiwan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Taidong/Zhihang Airport (RCQS) |
| Taidong/Zhihang Airport (RCQS) |
A Taiwanese F-5E Tiger II crashed shortly after takeoff under unknown circumstances into the sea.
The pilot died in the crash.
Sources:
https://en.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2004238
https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/rocaf-f-5e-crashed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2020 06:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Oct-2020 07:50 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 29-Oct-2020 14:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2020 09:44 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Source, ] |
| 19-Jul-2021 18:51 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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