According to Taiwan's "Zhongshi News Network," a F-16V fighter numbered 6650 of the Taiwan Air Force crashed into the sea on 11 November, and Taiwan's "Air Force Command" ordered the same type of aircraft to be completely grounded on the same day and conduct a "special inspection of Tian'an" in an all-round way.
Taiwan Air Force officials recently said that the F-16 fighter will fully resume flights on the 20th and carry out combat readiness and training tasks, among which the F-16V fighter at Chiayi Base will fly a two-seater first and then a single-seater, and the F-16 fighter in Hualien will not be restricted.
【Taiwan F-16V Fighter Resumes Flight】
According to reports, in the early morning of 20 July, in order to boost the morale of the Chiayi base, Major General Wei Zhaolin, commander of the Fourth Wing of the Taiwan Air Force, led four two-seat F-16V fighters to resume flight and resume combat readiness tasks.
According to previous reports, when an F-16V single-seat fighter at the Chiayi Base of the Taiwan Air Force was piloted by pilot Captain Chen Yi on a routine training mission at 2:55 p.m. on the 11th, the point of light disappeared from the radar at 3:23 p.m. on the same day, and the fighter quickly fell into the sea while carrying out a large-angle introduction of the ground bombing subject.
【Taiwan Military Crash F-16V Fighter】
According to reports, the crashed F-16V fighter left the factory on July 24, 1998, with a total flight time of 3415.05 hours in the fuselage, a total flight hour of 401.40 hours after being upgraded to the factory in November 2020, and a weekly inspection of the factory on December 28, 2021, and there have been no major failures so far. After the accident, all F-16 aircraft of the Taiwan military were grounded for inspection, and all combat exercises and training were suspended.
【Taiwan F-16V Fighter】
According to reports, the Taiwan Air Force currently has a total of 7 companies and 1 command. They are the First Wing (IDF) in Tainan and Penghu, the Second Wing in Hsinchu (Mirage-2000), the Triple Wing (IDF) in Qingquangang, Taichung, the Fourth Wing in Chiayi (F-16), the Fifth Tactical Mixed Wing in Hualien (F-16, RF-16, F-5), the Sixth Mixed Wing in Pingtung and Kinmen (E-2K, C-130H Transport Aircraft, P-3C Anti-Submarine Aircraft), and the Seventh Flight Training Wing (F-5) in Taitung Zhihang. and the Headquarters of the Songshan Base in Taipei (administrative plane).