One Pilot Killed in #Vietnam Army Jet Crash

Local Editor

A Vietnamese trainee pilot was killed when his fighter jet crashed into a rice field, an official said Friday, the third deadly military plane accident since June.

The pilot was the only one on board when the plane went down in south-central Vietnam, the Ministry of Defense said on state-run television.

"During its training session, the fighter jet crashed into the rice field, killing the trainee pilot on board," Ho Thi Nguyen Thao said.

Though Vietnam’s civilian aviation sector has a strong safety record, there have been several recent accidents involving military aircraft.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team