Two pilots killed in helicopter crashHAN KUANG DRILLS: The pilot and copilot of a Kiowa Warrior died while trying to make an emergency landing at a Hsinchu base. The rest of the fleet has been groundedBy Aaron Tu, Tsai Chang-sheng and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerThis year’s Han Kuang military exercises were marred yesterday afternoon by the crash of an army helicopter at Hsinchu Air Force Base that killed the pilot and copilot. A Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior crashed at 3:28pm, the third crash of a Bell OH-58D in the past two years, although the first incident, in March 2018, and the second on May 10 did not result in any injuries or deaths. President Tsai Ing-wen, third left, attends the 36th Han Kuang military exercises in Taichung yesterday. Two Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters participate in the Han Kuang military exercises yesterday.

Source: Taipei Times July 16, 2020 15:56 UTC