China's naval jet crashes during training mission

Article Posted on : - Jun 09, 2014

The JH-7 fighter of China. An internet image

BEIJING (PTI): A Chinese navy fighter jet crashed during an exercise over a mountain area in the eastern Zhejiang province.

The jet crashed on June 5 near the city of Yiwu, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

The aircraft was a fighter-bomber JH-7 "Flying Leopard".

The navy aircraft from the Donghai Fleet of the Chinese navy crashed during tactical training courses, officials said.

There was no collateral damage.

Military officials did not say how many people were on board. The JH-7 typically carries two.

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