I'm wondering this crashed KF16 was
powered by same PW-100 engine?
S. Korean fighter jet crashes during
training flight
(2nd LD) S. Korean fighter jet crashes during training flight
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean KF-16 combat jet crashed
off the country's west coast during a training flight on Tuesday,
but its pilot survived, the Defense Ministry said.
The Air Force captain, identified only by his surname Woo, ejected
just before the crash and was rescued, it added.
"It is believed that the jet went down into the West Sea while
flying near a shooting range in Boryeong, South Chungcheong
Province, " a ministry official said. "We are still searching for
the wreckage of the plane."
South Korea has acquired more than 130 of the U.S.-made planes
since it first purchased them in the early 1990s.
It is the fourth accident involving the KF-16 here. The previous
ones took place in August and September 1997 and in February
2002.
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