Two Thai F16s crash during Cobra Gold

Wreckage of one of the two F16 fighters crash in Chaiyaphum on Feb 14, 2011. (Photo by Sutthipong Settharangsi)

14/02/2011
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.

PMTAir plane crash: Plane wreckage scene

Search teams and relatives gather near the plane crash site in Phnom Damrey mountain in Kampot province, some 130 kilometers (80 miles) southwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, June 27, 2007. The search team confirmed that there were no survivors from a plane that crashed with 22 people aboard, including South Korean and Czech tourists. The Russian-made An-24 aircraft operated by PMT Air crashed Monday during a storm while flying between Siem Reap — site of the famed Angkor Wat temple complex — and Sihanoukville on the southern coast. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

An aerial view shows the left wing of a crashed Russian-made An-24 aircraft at Phnom Damrey mountain in Kampot province, some 130 kilometers (80 miles) southwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Search teams confirmed Wednesday there were no survivors from the plane operated by PMT Air that crashed in southern Cambodia with 22 people aboard. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Rescue members inspect the wreckage of an airplane that crashed into a jungle-clad mountain near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 27, 2007. (Seo Myeong-gon/Yonhap/Reuters)

A Cambodian rescue member stands in front of wreckages of a crashed airplane at Phnom Damrey mountain in Kampot province, some 130 kilometers (80 miles) southwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Search teams confirmed Wednesday there were no survivors from a plane that crashed in southern Cambodia with 22 people aboard, including South Korean and Czech tourists, officials said.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Seo Myeong-gon)