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2nd LD: Training SU-30 jet goes missing offshore in C. Vietnam

Xinhua, June 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

A Russia-made SU-30 fighter jet of Vietnam air forces went missing on a training mission offshore in Vietnam's central Nghe An province on Tuesday morning, local media reported.

There were two pilots aboard the jet - Tran Quang Khai, chief of staff of Regiment 923, and Nguyen Huu Cuong, flight lieutenant, reported Thanh Nien (Young People) online newspaper.

According to Thanh Nien, the jet took off Tuesday morning from Sao Vang airport in Vietnam's central Thanh Hoa province, some 140 km south of capital Hanoi, for training.

It disappeared from radar screen at 7:29 a.m. local time (0029 GMT), reported VNExpress online newspaper.

According to Military Zone 4, a local fisherman, who was working on sea, said he saw a plane falling down into the sea at around 8:30 a.m. local time to the east of Mat island in Nghe An province, some 260 km south of capital Hanoi.

Khai and Cuong are said to be experienced and high-hour pilots, Thanh Nien quoted sources as saying.

A joint rescue team has been deployed to search for the missing jet around the area, reported Thanh Nien. Endit