RSOE EDIS: South Korea - Vehicle Accident - 2010.03.02

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2010-03-02 09:17:16 - Vehicle Accident - South Korea EDIS CODE: VI-20100302-25168-KOR Date & Time: 2010-03-02 09:17:16 [UTC] Area: South Korea, Provinces of Gangwon, About 20 km west of Gangneung, Event exciting : F-5 South Korean Air Force jet missing Missing person(s): 4 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: Two South Korean Air Force jet fighters are missing after they were last seen flying inland during training, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. A search for the two F-5 jets is ongoing after they went missing about 20 km (12.43 miles) west of the eastern coastal city of Gangneung, a defence official said. No further details were available. North Korea, which the South is still technically at war with under a truce that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, is not believed to be involved in the incident, the official said. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said three crew members were missing after the jets crashed in mountainous terrain just after noon local time (0300 GMT) on Tuesday. The supersonic F-5 fighter, developed by Northrop Grumman and first flown in the early 1960s, remains in service in air forces around the world, including those of the United States, Brazil and Thailand. Posted:2010-03-02 09:17:16 [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