French Built Mirage 2000s on Taiwan Cement Status as World’s Most Crash-Prone Fighters: Pilot Survives Latest Loss

French Built Mirage 2000s on Taiwan Cement Status as World’s Most Crash-Prone Fighters: Pilot Survives Latest Loss

The Republic of China Air Force headquartered in Taipei lost a Mirage 2000 fighter on September 10, with the fighter crashing during a training exercise over waters off Hsinchu County at 8:35pm. Pilot Hsieh Pei-hsun successfully ejected and was rescued. Local sources on Taiwan have reported that the aircraft lost power during the exercises. The fighter is the eighth Mirage 2000 lost to crashes out of a fleet of just 60 fighters, which makes the …