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Taiwanese Air Force T-34C Trainer Crashes, Killing Two Pilots

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Two experienced pilots were killed when a Taiwanese air force T-34C trainer aircraft crashed near Gangshan Air Base during a training mission. The incident has prompted a thorough investigation into the cause of the crash and renewed debate regarding the age and safety of Taiwan's T-34 trainer fleet. Both pilots were married and had extensive flight hours on the aircraft. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a specific aircraft crash incident involving military personnel, leading to an investigation and debate about the equipment's safety. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Taiwanese Air Force T-34C Trainer Crashes, Killing Two Pilots

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Lawrence Chung ·

    2 Taiwan air force pilots die in T-34C crash, spurring probe and debate over aircraft

    A Taiwanese air force aircraft crashed during a training mission on Tuesday, killing two experienced pilots and prompting renewed scrutiny of the island’s ageing fleet of T-34 basic trainers. The T-34C aircraft went down at about 8.08am at Gangshan Air Base in Kaohsiung, southern…

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