RSOE EDIS: Taiwan - Vehicle Accident - 2010.01.27

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2010-01-27 09:06:21 - Vehicle Accident - Taiwan EDIS CODE: VI-20100127-24709-TWN Date & Time: 2010-01-27 09:06:21 [UTC] Area: Taiwan, Kaohsiung County, T-34 Training plane, Missing person(s): 2 Damage level: Low (Level 1) Not confirmed information! Description: An Air Force Academy T-34 training plane carrying two men went missing during a training mission in Kaohsiung County, the air force said yesterday. The plane disappeared off the radar around 1:40 p.m., after taking off from the Air Force Academy at 1:05 p.m. At the time, the plane was thought to be flying above Namahsia, a mountainous area which gained notoriety for mudslides during last August's Typhoon Morakot. The two people on board were Jao Chien-pao, 48, a pilot from Tucheng in Taipei County with about 4,235 hours in flying experience, and Second Lieutenant Chen Tse-yu, 25, from Taichung, with only 110 hours of flying behind him. Jao graduated in 1985 and was appointed as a flying teacher after retiring from the Academy last year, the air force said. Chen was scheduled to graduate later this year. Posted:2010-01-27 09:06:21 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu