Taiwan Air Force Officer Killed After Being Sucked Into Jet Engine in Freak Accident

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Air Force Officer Sucked Into Fighter Jet Engine in Fatal Accident: Taiwan

According to the Taiwanese air force, the accident occurred in a hangar at Ching Chuan Kang air base, which is shared with Taichung International Airport, on Tuesday morning local time.

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Master sergeant killed after being sucked into engine - Taipei Times

A master sergeant yesterday morning died after she was sucked into an engine during a routine inspection of a fighter jet at an air base in Taichung, the Air Force Command Headquarters said.

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Taipei Times

Air force officer killed after getting sucked into fighter jet engine

A horrifying accident at Taiwan's Ching Chuan Kang Airbase has claimed the life of an Air Force officer in a rare and devastating incident.

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Taiwan Air Force officer killed after being ‘inhaled’ by fighter jet’s engine

Taiwan’s Air Force said the officer was "inhaled by the engine for unknown reasons" She later was pronounced dead after life-saving efforts were unsuccessful. The case is currently being investigated by a task force in cooperation with prosecutors to clarify the cause.

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Taiwanese military officer dies after being sucked into fighter jet engine in Taichung

The incident occurred at the Ching Chuan Kang Air Force Base in Taichung. The sergeant, whose surname is Hu, had been performing an inspection of a Taiwan-made Ching-kuo Indigenous Defence Fighter. She was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment and was pronounced dead at 11.40am.

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Taiwan Air Force officer is sucked into jet engine, dies - AeroTime

A female Taiwanese Air Force officer has died on being sucked into the engine of a single-seat F-CK-1 fighter jet

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Air Force officer killed after being sucked into fighter jet engine - Focus Taiwan

An Air Force officer was killed after being sucked into a fighter jet’s engine on a central Taiwan air base on Tuesday, according to the military.

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Taiwan Air Force officer killed after being ‘inhaled’ by fighter jet’s engine

A Taiwanese Air Force officer died after being sucked into the engine of a fighter jet, officials said. The incident reportedly happened at Ching Chuan Kang Air Base on Tuesday while the master sergeant was performing a pre-shutdown inspection of the aircraft. She later was pronounced dead after life-saving efforts were unsuccessful.

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Air Force sergeant sucked to her death into jet's engine during inspection

Air Force officer dies after being sucked into a plane's engine. She was carrying out a routine inspection at Ching Chuan Kang Airbase. The chances of getting sucked into an engine are extremely low, experts say. The opening of the engine is too small for a human to get in.

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Air force officer killed after being sucked into fighter jet engine

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