SEOUL, S. Korea, Feb 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – A South Korean fighter jet crashed in the country’s western waters on Wednesday afternoon, for an undisclosed reason, according to local press reports.
The two-seat KF-16D fighter jet, of the South Korean air force, crashed into western waters at about 12:13 pm local time (0313 GMT), 13 minutes after taking off, for a flight training from an air base in Gunsan, around 270 km south of the capital, Seoul.
Two pilots aboard the jet ejected right before the crash, and were in a good condition of health.
It marked the first incident in about 10 months since Apr, last year, when an F-15K war plane crashed, while coming back to an air base in the south-east of South Korea, after a flight training.
The exact cause of the accident was not known yet. The air force planned to form a task force, to figure out why it happened.– NNN-YONHAP
