DTN News - CHINA DEFENSE NEWS: Embarrassment For PLA As Photos of Fatal Military Air Crash Emerge On Weibo
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 2, 2013: China’s military on Monday confirmed two pilots had died in a military plane crash over the weekend – but only after pictures and a video appeared on the internet.
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) said a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter plane crashed on mudflats in Rongcheng city, Shandong province, during a drill, on Sunday afternoon, according to Xinhua.
Photographs and a video clip of the crash site were uploaded onto microblogging platform Sina Weibo on Sunday afternoon and quickly went viral.
One photograph showed the wreckage of the aircraft engulfed in flames and black smoke, while another showed fishermen trying to approach the crash site
In a video clip circulated online, an onlooker said the plane "floated" in the air for a while before it crashed to the ground and caught fire.
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