Air force officer killed after being sucked into fighter jet engine - Circumstances leading to the incident remain unclear as Taiwanese authorities start investigation ...

A Taiwan Air Force officer died after being sucked into the engine of an Indigenous Defense Fighter jet at Ching Chuan Kang Air Base, officials say.

facing the 110-mile-wide Taiwan Strait that separates the island and China. The female officer was carrying out checks on an Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) aircraft, local media reported.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A female officer died when she was sucked into the engine of an Indigenous Defense Fighter at the Ching Chuan Kang Air Force Base in Taichung, reports said Tuesday. The Air ...

The IDF, developed by Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation, is a twin-engine, all-weather, multipurpose combat aircraft designed for high performance at a lower cost.