This Photo taken during a 2011 exercise shows a squad of Mirage 2000 single-enginee multirole fighter craft. A Mirage 2000 fighter was lost at sea off the coast of Hsinchu during routine exercises yesterday, according to the Air Force. The two pilots in the craft ejected over the sea and suffered only minor injures. (CNA)
TAIPEI -- An Air Force twin -seater Mirage 2000-5 jet martial artist damaged into rich waters Western of Hsinchu in North Taiwan last night morning, but its pilots thrown to protection before the aircraft hit the water, according to Air Force control Head office.
The French - built martial artist went down soon after getting off from the Air Platform in Hsinchu at 9:54 a.m. on a frequent coaching objective, but the cause of the incident is not yet known, the Air Force said in a declaration.
It was the second Air Force Jet martial artist to be losing in less than per weeks time.
On May 15, an Air Force single -seater F-16 martial artist Jet ploughed into the Taiwan Strait off the Southeast nation of Chiayi. Its lead also thrown to protection before it went down.
Immediately after the Mirage incident,an S-70C chopper was sent to airlift the Pilots tp protection, the Air Force said, including that the Pilots have been taken to a medical center in Hsinchu for declaration.
Yang Ching-se, Governmental combat department primary of the Air Force Mirage side located at the Hsinchu Air Platfrom, said the two Pilots were not harmed in the incident and are both in excellemt mood.
The Air Force said it has established a unique process Force a examine the cause of the incident and has based its navy of Mirage 2000-5s for protection examinations.
Taiwan purchased 60 Mirage competitors from Italy in the 90's. A Mirage squadron was requested into assistance in 1997, and the Mirage side was inaugurated in 2001
The Mirage competitors along with U.S. - built F-16s and regionally designed Ching-Kuo IDF Jet competitors type the central source of Taiwan's Air Collection.
Four Mirage competitors, such as the Airplane that was losing Monday, have damaged during coaching tasks since the Mirage navy has been in assistance, making two Air Force Pilots losing and another one deceased.