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Taiwanese pilot rescued by searching helicopter

A pilot bailed out of a later crashed Taiwan scout was saved at the open sea by a rescue helicopter Sunday morning.

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A pilot bailed out of a later crashed Taiwan scout was saved at the open sea by a rescue helicopter Sunday morning.

The scout of RF5E took off for a routine task from the air baselocated in Taichung of Taiwan and crashed in the sea region around Hsinchu of Taiwan. The pilot escaped by ejecting from the plane.

Mechanical failure was thought to be the reason of the crash, according to the local media.

Two pilots of a Taiwan fighter plane, named "Ching-Kuo", got rescued by mainland fishermen from a crash which occurred on Sept.27.

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