BUFF 8 Posted March 4, 2008 Mar 4, 2008, 14:12 GMT Taipei - A Taiwan Air Force F-16 warplane lost contact with the radar while on a training mission on Tuesday and may have crashed into the sea, the air force said in a statement. The single-seat F-16 took off from the Hualien Airbase at 6:50 pm Tuesday, and lost radio contact with the base at about 7:18 pm. The air force sent two S-70C search and rescue helicopters, one C- 130 military transport plane and two warships on a search mission. The air force ordered 60 F-16A/Bs from the United States in the 1990s to boost defences against China. Over the years, several of its F-16s have crashed after developing mechanical trouble. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,861 Posted March 5, 2008 Lets hope that guy got out okay! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUFF 8 Posted March 6, 2008 F-16A Block 20. 6706. 12th FS, 401st FW, ROCAF, based at Hua Lien AFB. 19:18, during night intercept training, missing and presumed crashed into sea, 42 NM southeast of Hua Lien. Hua Lien TACAN: 124 degrees. One pilot MIA. Major TING Shih Pao. 18:50, took off for training, at Hua Lien AFB. 19:00, completed training item, and last communicated with control tower. 6706 delivered for duty on 17 August 1999. 1,075.5 flight hours. No maintenance problem in last three months. (Some articles claimed it was a photo-recon F-16.) Ting had 1,234.5 flight hours. 383 hours in F-16. Assigned to Hua Lien AFB for four years. Flew F-CK-1 and F-16. Recently qualified as two-aircraft element leader. He was 34. Married, with one son (one year old in March). Parents already passed away. Second of four sons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
