Crash kills Yu Xu, 1st woman to fly China's J-10 fighter
One
of China's first female fighter pilots and a member of the country's
air force aerobatics team was killed in a training accident over the
weekend, according to Chinese state-run media.
Capt. Yu Xu, 30, died Saturday during a routine training flight with the aerobatics team, according to the reports.
The
Chinese military did not provide details of the accident in Hebei
province, but state-run media, citing military sources and witnesses,
said Yu ejected from her aircraft after it collided with another during
the training.
After the ejection, the wing of another plane hit Yu, killing her, according to a report from China Daily.
Yu's male co-pilot ejected safely and survived, the report said. The other jet also landed safety.
The
flight data recorder, or black box, from Yu's jet was recovered as
authorities investigate the accident, China Daily reported.
