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One pilot dead in military aircraft crashes in central Vietnam

Xinhua, August 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

A military training aircraft L-39 crashed at a rice paddy in Vietnam's central Phu Yen province on Friday morning, local media reported.

Tuoi Tre (the Youth) quoted chairman of Phu Yen provincial people's committee Hoang Van Tra as saying that one pilot was killed. Rescue forces are now at the site to carry out rescue mission.

An official from Vietnam National Committee for Search and Rescue said they haven't got the information yet. Endit