Chinese J-7 fighter jet crashes in Guangdong

[LurkerBaba]

A J-7 fighter jet crashed this morning in downtown Shantou, a city in Guangdong Province, setting a house on fire and injuring four people inside.

The air crash happened around 9am. The pilot parachuted to safety but his aircraft fell on a house in the city's Jinping District, setting off a big explosion.

Three poeple were slightly injured and another was seriously injured. The injured were sent to a hospital for fire injuries.

The local fire brigade confirmed that crashed aircraft was a J-7 jet fighter, not a helicopter as CCTV news originally reported.

J-7 fighter Jet is one of the major fighters catering to People's Liberation Army's Air Force and Chinese Navy's Air Force.

Though the production of J-7 ceased in 2006, it still remains an important position in China's air force equipage for its high performance, flexibility, and low cost.

J-7 fighter jet crashes in S. China, injures 4 - China News - SINA English

 

[LurkerBaba]

Double Post, Mods please deleted.

The thread stays. This is an event based thread, while the other post in a generic news thread

 

[Oblaks]

Hahaha.. the joke is actually that crash..wahahahaha

 

[arkem8]

Only reason that news got out is because the Jingaling crashed in a residential area....

Paki pilots routinely complain to anyone that will listen that the J-7 and K-8's are complete pos that are in service only because their bhikari mulk cannot afford anything better....