First photo I’ve seen…

The old and the new

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Thanks for the info Don.

Done up a short report on the crash on the blog which includes some backgrounder on Taiwan’s F-5 fleet, along with information about this incident.

RoCAF RF-5E (not the crashed bird)

RoCAF F-5F 5401/83-0127 (F-5F which crashed last night)

Hi Don,

Thanks! I do have a simple database on RSAF crashes/incidents as well. Combining your info with mine, I present:

Date: 16 Apr 1994
Type: AS332M Super Puma
Serial: Unk
Details: Crashed at 0430 local during air support sortie, Ba Gua Mountain, near ROCA artillery base, Tian Zhong Town, Chang Hua County. MAJ Thanabalan s/o Sundram CO 125 Sqn, CPT John Wong Yiew Juan, 3SG Vasu s/o Subramaniam and RoC 2LT Lin Chih Hsien killed. Slammed into a hill/mountain during a NVG flight. Second Puma following behind broke off after the TACAN signal was lost. They had mistaken a town and took a wrong turn. 125 Sqn. Microfilm Reel NL19059.

Hi,

Just for fun more than anything, looking to find out information about any air to air or air to ground kills that could be considered “weird” or (I hesitate to use the word) “funny”….people probably died so like I said I hesitate to use “funny”…

For example, during the first Gulf War a US Navy S-3 Viking reportedly destroyed an Iraq patrol vessel using external fuel drop tanks…I have heard that this was simply made up by the Americans but it was reported at the time.

I recall this case, the Viking was apparently making a bomb run with Mk.82s on the vessel but the crew had selected the wrong switch and instead of dropping just the Mk.82s they also dropped the buddy store/fuel tank along with the bombs. No idea if the tank hit the target but the bombs did.

Not sure if this should go into PLAAF or the PLAN carrier thread;

http://thebaseleg.blogspot.com/2010/08/possible-j-15-on-cover-of-chinese-naval.html

Modern Ships, a Chinese naval magazine has published a photo of what is reportedly the J-15 on its front cover. (via China Defense blog – who reckons it’s a great Photoshop job if its one)

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