Taiwan F5 jet crashed and rumored to have fell at Starlight

last SG · 2007-05-11T19:51:55+00:00

kinda old news…but in Jul AFM shows the footage of how the F-5 crash in the attrition section

kwlee SG

SGT Isz Sazli Sapari given full military funeral
By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 12 May 2007 1745 hrs

SINGAPORE : Over a hundred people attended the funeral of 3rd Sergeant Isz Sazli Sapari on Saturday afternoon.

The 19-year-old SAF personnel was one of two servicemen killed in the fighter jet crash incident in Taiwan.

Family members shared their moment of grief in prayer as the cortege arrived at a mosque at the Pusara Abadi Cemetery around 4.30pm.

His body had been flown back to Singapore via a RSAF C-130 aircraft earlier.

3rd Sergeant Isz Sazli was accorded a full military funeral at the Muslim cemetery in Lim Chu Kang.

Three rounds of ammunition were discharged as a sign of respect.

Those who turned up for the procession included friends and many army personnel.

Just last month, a Police Coast Guard had been buried there after he was killed in the line of duty.

And 3rd Sergeant Isz Sazli now rests some 50 metres from Station Inspector Mohd Khalid Muhamad.

Family members were too distraught and declined to be interviewed.

But his ex-schoolmates from Broadrick Secondary School, who had been looking forward to a class reunion, described him as likeable and easygoing.

The 3rd Sergeant was set to be enrolled in the Arts and Social Sciences Faculty at the NUS.

He was from Anderson JC.

Nurul Ain Alias, Former Secondary Schoolmate, said: "He has the biggest heart among all the guys I know. He's very kind, he always has a smile for every body. He tops the level every year and everybody knew him as a smart guy."

The family of the late Private Fan Yao Jin were in Taipei to conduct religious rites at the crash site.

MINDEF says arrangements are underway to transport the remains of Private Fan back to Singapore on Sunday.

He will also be accorded a full military funeral. - CNA/ch

Arapahoe SG

there is actually very little sence of proportion in Singapore media. Especially when it come to national issue. Article already came up in main stream paper internationally.

Arapahoe SG

well until the cause and facts are establish it is hard to make the judgement. At least the pilot did not bale out.

Arapahoe SG

The only way i can think of for any claims on this incident is to have the family members and injuried personnel to engage an attorney to file a wrongfull dead and injury against the department of defence in Taiwan. The entire system will be in the Taiwan judicial system. To especially deal with the chinese both PRC or ROC you have to go all the way or they don't respect our sovern because we are too small.

I thought we publicly acknowledged we are there but not "officially" recognized we are there. But I think this incident change the rule of the game.

LazerLordz SG

It's sickening.

The international press, American, Chinese and Taiwanese all reported on it, including Reuters, Washington Post, Taipei Times, China Times.

The Straits Times editors better do some soul-searching, these people train as conscripts and died in an accident, and all they can think of is talk of F1. I'm seriously disappointed with the kind of culture and mindset that is wafting around the top.

LazerLordz SG

The press here have got their priorities wrong. Mad

Arapahoe SG

that's the problem with control press.

LazerLordz SG

It's our own boys for goodness sake. Rolling Eyes

Arapahoe SG

by the way since I am not in Singapore. so what happen to LHL in all this? i didn't see him in news paper?

sir sickolot II SG

wad to do? SPH is a controlled newspaper. we did not get 154th for media freedom for nothing.

Govt does not want to alarm the people by saying our training is very dangerous. But please, ever since when was being in the military a safe occupation. even NS is not considered 'safe'

I really think ST should highlight we lost 2 fellow singaporeans in a tragic accident. As a nation we should grieve the lost of two fine young man who died in the line of duty.

From what i can see, up till now, they are still casting it as some 'side line' news.

Where is the compassion when all we can talk about is globalisation. The hardware and software we have. But we seriously lack the heartware.

peace out.

Arapahoe SG

I read Yahoo taiwan news they have very explicit detail of SAF deceased personnel.

Gordonator SG

are u referring to the straits times?

on zao bao, the chinese morning paper, it was fornt page news. although the F1 and its picture nearly occupied 3/4 of the fornt page.

kwlee SG

yeap the straits time.... Evil or Very Mad

When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed
And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

-Leave Out All The Rest - Linkin Park

sbst275 SG

Actually in Taiwan side… They tried to block any news regarding the casulties on the ground

LazerLordz SG

They should learn that truth is not easy to suppress.

Typhoon SG

The lives of hundreds of Taiwanese are not worth 2 Singaporeans. I respect the pilots for doing their best to avoid even more casualties but cannot say the same for the Taiwanese public and media.

kwlee SG

The remains of the late Private (PTE) Fan Yao Jin were brought back to Singapore at 11:18 am today.

The funeral will be held at the Bright Hill Crematorium on 15 May 2007. The late PTE Fan will be accorded a full military funeral.

MINDEF and the SAF are continuing to render assistance and support to the family of the late PTE Fan.

toll123 SG

no posthumous promotion for him?

but anyway since they have died, promotion or not doesn't matter anymore

kwlee SG

he will be promoted during the military funeral, i think.

lemon1974 SG

taiwan will be giving the families of the two pilots at least a sum of NT $15 million (which is around S$0.75 million) initially. Think they will give more later on.. dunno will they compensate the two singapore's soldier's families?

from this article in yahoo.com.tw, it mentioned that since the implement of STarlight 32 years ago, a total of 7 Singapore soldiers have died and 45 injured.

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/070513/1/e8xl.html

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