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Asharq Al-Awsat
29-05-2025
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- Asharq Al-Awsat
South Korean Navy Patrol Plane Crashes in Country's South
A South Korean navy plane with four crew members crashed during a training flight on Thursday and it was not immediately known if they survived, the navy said. The P-3C patrol plane took off from its base in the southeastern city of Pohang at 1:43 p.m. but fell to the ground due to unknown reasons, the navy said in a statement. The navy is working to determine the status of the four people aboard the plane and why it crashed, the statement said. There have been no reports of civilian casualties on the ground. Pohang´s Nambu police station also confirmed the crash involved a navy patrol aircraft and it couldn´t immediately confirm whether there were any deaths or injuries, The Associated Press said. An emergency office in Pohang said that rescue workers and fire trucks were dispatched to the site after receiving reports from local residents that an unidentified aircraft fell onto a hill near an apartment complex and caused a fire. The scale and damage of the fire wasn't immediately known. Yonhap news agency published photos showing firefighters and at least one water truck operating near the crash site, with flames flickering as black-gray smoke engulfed the trees.
ABC News
29-05-2025
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- ABC News
Crew members killed in South Korean navy plane crash
A South Korean navy plane with four crew members has crashed during a training flight, killing at least two, according to the country's navy. The P-3C patrol plane took off from its base in the south-eastern city of Pohang at 1:43pm local time (2:43pm AEST) on Thursday but fell to the ground due to unknown reasons, the navy said. Cho Young-sang, a navy officer overseeing the search efforts, said in a televised briefing that workers found the bodies of two crew members and were preparing to transfer them to a nearby hospital. He said workers were continuing to search for the other two. The navy said it had established a task force to investigate the cause of the crash and temporarily suspended all flights of P-3s. There have been no reports from the navy of civilian casualties on the ground. Pohang's Nambu police station also confirmed the crash involved a navy patrol aircraft and it couldn't immediately confirm whether there were any deaths or injuries. An emergency office in Pohang said that rescue workers and fire trucks were dispatched to the site after receiving reports from local residents that an unidentified aircraft fell onto a hill near an apartment complex and caused a fire. The scale and damage of the fire wasn't immediately known. South Korea's Yonhap news agency published photos showing firefighters and at least one water truck operating near the crash site, with flames flickering as black-grey smoke engulfed the trees. The incident comes after a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea in December, killing all but two of the 181 people on board. That crash was one of the deadliest disasters in South Korea's aviation history. AP
Yahoo
29-05-2025
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- Yahoo
South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country's south
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean navy plane carrying four people crashed during a training flight on Thursday and it was not immediately known if there were casualties, the navy said. The patrol plane left its base in the southeastern city of Pohang at 1:43 p.m. but fell to the ground due to unknown reasons, the navy said in a statement. The navy is working to determine the status of the four people aboard the plane and why it crashed, the statement said. An emergency office in Pohang said that rescue workers and fire trucks were dispatched to the site after receiving reports from local residents that an unidentified aircraft fell and there was an explosion. Pohang's Nambu police station also said the crash involved a navy patrol aircraft and it couldn't immediately confirm whether there were any deaths or injuries. Yonhap news agency reported that fire workers were trying to extinguish a fire. Yonhap published a photo showing smoke billowing from the hills near a factory area in Pohang. In December, a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea, killing all but two of the 181 people on board. It was one of the deadliest disasters in South Korea's aviation history.
The Independent
29-05-2025
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- The Independent
South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country's south
A South Korean navy plane carrying four people crashed during a training flight on Thursday and it was not immediately known if there were casualties, the navy said. The patrol plane left its base in the southeastern city of Pohang at 1:43 p.m. but fell to the ground due to unknown reasons, the navy said in a statement. The navy is working to determine the status of the four people aboard the plane and why it crashed, the statement said. An emergency office in Pohang said that rescue workers and fire trucks were dispatched to the site after receiving reports from local residents that an unidentified flying object fell and there was an explosion. Pohang's Nambu police station said the crash involved a navy patrol aircraft but it couldn't immediately confirm whether there were any deaths or injuries.
Washington Post
29-05-2025
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- Washington Post
South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country's south
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean navy plane carrying four people crashed during a training flight on Thursday and it was not immediately known if there were casualties, the navy said. The patrol plane left its base in the southeastern city of Pohang at 1:43 p.m. but fell to the ground due to unknown reasons, the navy said in a statement.
