TAIPEI (Xinhua): An F-5E fighter jet crashed during a mission off the coast of Taitung County in eastern Taiwan Thursday (Oct 29) morning, killing the pilot, the island's defence department said.
The fighter jet crashed less than two minutes after taking off. The pilot managed to bail out and was rescued from the sea but pronounced dead in the hospital, the department said at a press conference.
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