North Korean Mig-21 fighter jet has crashed

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Thursday, April 9th, 2009

A North Korean Mig-21 fighter jet has crashed while on a reconnaisance mission during the recent rocket launch, according to news sources.

Apparently the Mig-21 went down in the ocean just off the north east of North Korea. The cause, according to a North Korean official, was engine failure. There’s no information available that suggests the fate of the pilots.

The South Korean Defence Ministry said that two fighter jets crashed during training in February/March.

The North Korean airforce is majorly outdated and is made up of mostly cold war and even World War 2 aircraft. Intelligence reports suggest that North Korean pilots are not able to get as much time in the air to train as other countries, mostly because of fuel shortage.