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Pilots missing as military jet crashes in Vietnam, state media reportsLast year, a pilot was killed during training while trying to land a Russian-made Su-22 jet at a local airport.
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Yak-130 light combat training aircraft

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Two pilots were missing in Vietnam after a Russian-made Yak-130 light combat training aircraft crashed on Wednesday (November 6)  in the central province of Binh Dinh, state-affiliated newspapers reported.

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The incident was initially reported by the websites of VnExpress and state-run Tuoi Tre, citing representatives of the military, but the articles were later taken down from their sites.

Vietnam's defence ministry did not immediately respond to a Reuters request to comment.

Last year, a pilot was killed during training while trying to land a Russian-made Su-22 jet at a local airport.

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(Published 06 November 2024, 15:31 IST)