Smoke rises from the scene of the fatal crash at an air force base in Hsingchu. Photo: Facebook
Smoke rises from the scene of the fatal crash at an air force base in Hsingchu. Photo: Facebook
Taiwan
China /  Military

Taiwanese military helicopter crashes, killing two pilots

  • US-made OH-58D aircraft crash-lands after pilot reports ‘excessively low rotor speed’ just minutes after taking off, head of 601st Aviation Brigade says
  • Aircraft had earlier been involved in island’s annual Han Kuang war games

Lawrence Chung
Lawrence Chung in Taipei

Updated: 10:25pm, 16 Jul, 2020

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Smoke rises from the scene of the fatal crash at an air force base in Hsingchu. Photo: Facebook
Smoke rises from the scene of the fatal crash at an air force base in Hsingchu. Photo: Facebook
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