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Taiwan launches search for missing F-16 fighter jet pilot
- On Jan 6, Taiwan's Air Force launched a search and emergency response centre after a pilot ejected during training; the Air Force said, `At 7.29 pm, the pilot was suspected to have ejected about 10 nautical miles east of Fengbin Township in Hualien County.`
- The night-time mission began at 6:17 p.m., when an F-16V single-seat fighter took off from Hualien Air Base, and Formosa Television reported its light source malfunctioned before the pilot ejected.
- The Coast Guard Administration dispatched vessels from northern, eastern and southern fleets and contacted commercial cargo ships, while a Black Hawk and a C-130 dropped illumination flares for the search.
- Officials named the pilot as Hsin Po-yi, a captain, who had logged 611 flight hours, including 371 on F-16V jets before Tuesday's incident.
- Against a backdrop of increased Chinese incursions in recent years, Taiwan's Defence Ministry and Defence Minister Wellington Koo highlighted the ongoing upgrades of 141 F-16s and a 6-aircraft order, amid regional pressure.
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Taiwan's F-16 fighter fleet has been grounded after an 'anomaly' saw a jet and its pilot disappear
Search and rescue operations continue for the aircraft and pilot.Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFPA Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet and its pilot went missing off the island's northeast coast on Tuesday.Taiwan's Air Force has grounded its F-16 fleet and suspended training missions in response.Search and rescue operations are still ongoing. Right now, it's unclear whether the pilot ejected.Taiwan's air force has grounded its F-16 fleet and suspended training miss…
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An emergency response centre was activated and mobilized means of ships, aircraft and land to find the pilot who moved to a routine train mission and escaped from the aircraft.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 36% Right
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- 37% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources lean Right
37% Left
L 37%
C 27%
R 36%
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