A Vietnamese trainee pilot was killed when his fighter jet crashed into a rice field, an official said Friday, the third deadly military plane accident since June. A Vietnamese trainee pilot was killed when his fighter jet crashed into a rice field, an official said Friday, the third deadly military plane accident since June. Photo: CTV The fighter jet crashed crashed into National Highway 1 before plunging into a rice field The Czechoslovakia-made Aero L-39 Albatros fighter jet belonged to the air force pilot training college near the crash site in coastal Phu Yen Province, chief administrator of the provincial people's committee told AFP. During its training session, the fighter jet crashed crashed into National Highway 1 before plunging into a rice field, killing the trainee pilot on board, Ho Thi Nguyen Thao said. The L-39 fighter jets line up at the air force pilot training college in Phu Yen province.

Source: Thanhnien News August 26, 2016 09:56 UTC