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The above Japanese news article quotes a Korean news article by Yonhap News.

The following Korean news articles:

apparently have more details (such as whether the flight data recorder was recovered or not), but I can't read Korean, and as usual, Alta Vista translations are funky. 8(

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http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F= ... &C=asiapac

"Dozens of S. Korean Jets Grounded Over Safety Concerns"

Posted 10/24/07 08:25
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, SEOUL

South Koreas air defenses against North Korea are being weakened because dozens of fighter jets were grounded this year due to maintenance and safety concerns, a legislator said Oct. 24.

http://whhh.fc2web.com/logs2ch/asiaplus/1171374122.html

Message #587 has a list of ROKAF accidents/crashes, from 1994.05.20 to 2006.06.07, but this message board is in Jap, and although the place names are in Chinese words, I don't know their Korean pronunciations. 8b

Message #211 and #291 have a list of ROKAF F-16/KF-16 accidents/crashes, from 1993.04.08 to 2007.02.13. Same linguistic problem to me. 8(

13 February 2007:
KF-16C.
19th TFW, ROKAF.
Crashed, at or near Bo Ryeong City, Chung Cheong Nam Do.
One pilot ejected.
Engine malfunction.

http://whhh.fc2web.com/logs2ch/asiaplus/1171374122.html

27 January 2006:
F-16C.
19th TFW, ROKAF.
Crashed, at or near Chung Ju City, Chung Cheong Buk Do.
One pilot ejected.
Engine malfunction.

http://whhh.fc2web.com/logs2ch/asiaplus/1171374122.html

18 September 2002:
F-16D. 90-938.
19th TFW, ROKAF.
Crashed, at or near Sang Ju City, Kyong Sang Buk Do.
Two pilots ejected.
Engine malfunction.

http://whhh.fc2web.com/logs2ch/asiaplus/1171374122.html

26 February 2002:
KF-16C. 93-087.
20th TFW, ROKAF.
During training, crashed, at or near Seo San City, Chung Cheong Nam Do.
One pilot ejected.
Engine malfunction.

http://whhh.fc2web.com/logs2ch/asiaplus/1171374122.html

8 June 2001:
F-16D. 84-372.
19th TFW, ROKAF.
During training, crashed, at or near An Dong City, Kyong Sang Buk Do.
Pilot(s) ejected.
Engine malfunction.

http://whhh.fc2web.com/logs2ch/asiaplus/1171374122.html

18 September 1997:
KF-16C.
20th TFW, ROKAF.
During training, crashed, at Seo San City, Chung Cheong Nam Do.
One pilot ejected.
Engine malfunction.

http://whhh.fc2web.com/logs2ch/asiaplus/1171374122.html

6 August 1997:
KF-16C.
20th TFW, ROKAF.
During training, crashed, at or near Yeo Ju County, Gyeong Gi Do.
One pilot ejected.
Engine malfunction.

http://whhh.fc2web.com/logs2ch/asiaplus/1171374122.html

8 April 1993:
F-16C. 87-655.
19th TFW, ROKAF.
Crashed, at or near Chung Won County, Chung Cheong Buk Do.
One pilot killed.

http://whhh.fc2web.com/logs2ch/asiaplus/1171374122.html

I just checked
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_mishaps_airforce-ROKAF.html
which doesn't have the units for the two '97 crashes.

Also, you don't seem to distinguish between F-16 and KF-16; or is this unimportant?

Gamera,

Thanks for your links, photo, and respects for the losses.

I add my late grief upon hearing the sad news.

] Thanks for your links, photo, and respects for the losses.

No problemo, dude. As the editors of this and other military aviation sties know, I've a hobby of researching, off and on, military aviation accidents (from harmless T.F.O.A. to fatal crashes) in the North East Asia theatre.

FYI, I got a bit more serious when a local HKGFS helo fatally crashed in Hong Kong, in 2003 August, and I thought I wouldn't allow the crew's names and lives to disappear in military aviation history.

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