This is a list of military accidents in Taiwan (formally known as the Republic of China), primarily involving the Republic of China Armed Forces.
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2007
In April eight people aboard a Bell UH-1H military helicopter were killed in a crash.[1] In May a F-5F fighter crashed into base housing occupied by Singaporean personnel, killing the pilots. Nine Singaporeans on the ground were injured and two were killed.[2]
2008
An S-70C Seahawk crash killed one crew member, injured two and left two others missing, [3]
Two pilots were killed after crash landing their AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter in the island's north. [4]
2011
3 pilots and one RF-5 surveillance plane and a two-seater F-5F trainer. [5] [6]
2015
In 2015 two United States Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornets made an unscheduled landing at Tainan Airport after one of them developed an engine anomaly in-flight. The aircraft were accommodated in an air force hangar until a Lockheed C-130 Hercules full of American technicians could be flown in to repair the aircraft.[7]
2019
In 2019 a Singaporean soldier was seriously injured during nighttime parachute training.[8] He underwent intensive surgery in Taiwan. In 2020 he was flown back to Singapore aboard a Singapore Air Force A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport.[9]
2020
In January Taiwan's top military chief Shen Yi-Ming was killed along with eight other senior officers when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the mountains near Taipei.[10]
In July Taiwan's Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter fleet was grounded after a crash at Hsinchu Air Force base, killing the two pilots.[11]
In October a F-5 fighter jet crashed and its pilot was killed after it plunged into the sea several hundred meters (a half-mile) off the coast of Taitung County.[12]
In November a F-16 fighter jet crashed minutes after takeoff from Hualien Air Base.[13]
In December a hiker on a coastal trail on Shoushan in Kaohsiung was injured by a stray bullet believed to have originated from an offshore firing range.[14]
2021
Two F-5 fighter jets crashed into the sea near the southeastern coast in an apparent collision, resulting in two deaths. The air force later grounded all F-5s and suspended all training missions, after concerns were raised about both training and maintenance.[15][16]
2022
In January a F-16 fighter jet crashed into the sea while taking part in training exercises. Combat training for Taiwan's F-16 fleet was suspended in the aftermath of the crash.[17]
On 14 March a Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashed into the sea after a mechanical problem while on a training mission from Chihhang Air Base.[18]
In May a AIDC AT-3 training aircraft crashed minutes after taking off from the southern port city of Kaohsiung during a training mission. The air force halted all academy training flights as President Tsai Ing-wen ordered an investigation into the cause of the incident.[19]
References
- ^ "Army investigating crash cause". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Chuang, Jimmy. "Fighter crash kills crew, Singaporeans". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan military exercises canceled after deadly crashes".
- ^ "Two Taiwan pilots dead in army chopper crash landing".
- ^ "Taiwan 'grounds F-5 fighter jets' after crash".
- ^ "Three pilots were killed on Tuesday evening when their two military jets crashed in a mountainous region in Taiwan, the Ministry of National Defense".
- ^ Michael Cole, J. "US Marine F-18s Land at Taiwan Air Base, Beijing Protests". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Strong, Matthew. "Singaporean paratrooper injured during jump in Taiwan". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Zhang, Lim Min. "NSF injured in Taiwan parachute training back in Singapore". www.straitstimes.com. Straits Times. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan's top military chief killed in chopper crash". The Straits Times. 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Two pilots killed in helicopter crash - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Taiwan Fighter Jet Crashes, Fueling Worries About Aging Fleet". 29 October 2020 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ Brad Lendon. "Taiwan grounds entire fleet of US-made F-16 fighter jets after crash". CNN.
- ^ "Hiker shot by bullet allegedly from military shooting range". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Reuters Staff (22 March 2021). "Taiwan loses two fighter jets in apparent collision, third such crash in six months" – via www.reuters.com.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Body of fallen F-5E fighter pilot recovered - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan suspends F-16 fleet combat training after jet crashes into sea". CNN.
- ^ Blanchard, Ben; Lee, Yimou; Gopalakrishnan, Raju; Kasolowsky, Raissa (14 March 2022). "Taiwan grounds Mirage fighters after jet crashes into sea". Reuters. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Cindy Wang. "Taiwan Pilot Dies in Third Military Jet Crash This Year". Yahoo.
This page was last edited on 12 November 2023, at 12:18