Female J-10 Aerobatic Pilot Dies In Training Accident
November 14 2016
A female Chinese fighter jet pilot has been killed during an aerobatic training exercise, reports CNN.
Capt. Yu Xu, who was the first woman to fly China's J-10 fighter, was killed Saturday in Tangshan in Hebei province.
Yu ejected from her aircraft after it collided with another jet during training, said military sources and witnesses cited by the China Daily. The wing of another aircraft hit her while she was trying to open her parachute, said domestic media.
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