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| Wreckage of one of the two F16 fighters crash in Chaiyaphum on Feb 14, 2011. (Photo by Sutthipong Settharangsi) |
Bangkok Post
Two F16 fighters of the Thai air force taking part in the Cobra Gold 2011 exercise crashed on Monday morning in Chaiyaphum, but both pilots ejected safely, air force spokesman Monthon Satchukorn said.
Air Marshal Monthon said the two F16s disappeared from radar at 10.20am. They were part of a flight of four F16s which took off from Wing 1 of Nakhon Ratchasima to take part in the annual Cobra Gold exercise.
The planes crashed into the forest near Tat Ton waterfall between Lae Hu Kwang and Wang Phon villages in tambon Tha Hin Ngom in Muang district of Chaiyaphum province.
The spokesman said air force commander in chief Ithaporn Suphawong had ordered the Air Safety Division to set up an inquiry into the crash.
AM Monthon said that the two fighters were first of of the 16 F16s bought from the United States in 2002 to have crashed.
It was known what caused the crash. However, he did not believe the two airplanes collided in mid-air. The pilots would not have been able to eject to safety.
The two pilots - Group Captain Krisda Sukchan and Flight Lieutenant Chatchanon Promdet - had contacted Wing 1 in Nakhon Ratchasima and confirmed they are safe, AM Monthon said.
Search and rescue helicopters and land vehicles had been sent into the area near Tat Ton waterfall to find the pilots, who would be able to explain what happened.
19 comments:
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DO SOME THING...GET RID OF AH KBOT HUNSEN AND SOME CPP PUPPET, BUT SOME OF KHMER PATRIOT IN CPP MUST WAKE UP AND FIGHT BACK...THIS IS THE TIME FOR SOME KHMER PATRIOT IN CPP TO FIGHT BACK...> BRAVO...!!!
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BURN UP...!!!
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Please do some more military and air force drills, Thailand. I was impressive to see the mighty of Thai air force. It's really excellent. The COBRA GOLD military exercise is unbelievably good. Don't stop it!!!!!! Keep flying like the previous two wreckage planes in the trash.
That is good.
Cambodia does not need anti-aircraft systems.
It's a curse...
Those clumsy Thai can' t do any thing right.
Cobra gold becomes Pors Pro Lith BBQ.
khmer belief in black magic works! keep up the good work, cambodia. keep praying that god will punish thailand for their stealing and invasion of our beautiuful cambodia. god bless cambodia always.
True!
Thai thugs screws the Cobra Gold. The US should kick the Thai out of the program.
i think the US should rethink cobra gold military exercise with thailand because communism is fast disappearing in this part of th world now, so, cobra gold is not necessary any more. instead, the US should train all regional military as peacekeepers, not as a show. again, communism is beginning to exist in this part of the world, just look around and you will see for yourself, really! instead, come help train khmer military in cambodia for a change to help protect cambodia, angkor wat, etc in cambodia, really. god bless cambodia.
Stupid pilot...dont know shit about war plane. Watch TOPGUN movie and copy like the Chinese do best! LOL
2;22AM! Do not blam the Pilot! How can humanbeing go against the black Magic!!!!!!
12:56! we will do all the way not one way like you stupid Thai!
Use your brain and repect International Laws ah Kapeek!
They're going to blame us Cambodian--wait and see.
Bang Kok Post. Feb. 14/11
Crashes 'a mystery'
The Air Force says a midair crash was unlikely (and ruled out Cambodian black magic) in the loss of two F16s in the Cobra Gold war games.
3:31AM! you ruled out the real thing, dude! And See what is next?
Another Shutnamy.......
It got to be those 2 F16s that flew over Cambodia again and again in the last few weeks.
god, please send another tsunami to siem country like you did a few years ago!
Siam or Tai "Kobla Gaune (Cobra Gold)" sounds vely 'katoeuy'
Khmer "Black Cobra" sounds much better!
The guy was right, it was not supposed to be a mid-air collision since both pilots were able to eject. Usually, you would eject when there was a malfunction or a hit by enemy fires.
DIE all siem intruders
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