Rescuers work at the site of a military plane crash in Pohang, South Korea, May 29, 2025. All four crew members were killed in South Korea's military plane crash, local newspaper Chosun Ilbo said Thursday. The P-3 maritime patrol aircraft with four crew members aboard took off from a military base in the southeastern city of Pohang for training at about 1:43 p.m. local time (0443 GMT), according to the defense ministry. The patrol plane crashed into a hill near the base around 1:49 p.m. local time (0449 GMT) and no civilian casualties had yet to be identified, the ministry noted. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)
SEOUL, May 29 (Xinhua) -- A military plane crashed in South Korea's southeastern city of Pohang, with no casualties confirmed, the defense ministry said Thursday.
The navy's P-3 maritime patrol aircraft with four crew members aboard took off from a military base for training at about 1:43 p.m. local time (0443 GMT), but it crashed near the base for unidentified reasons.
The ministry said no civilian casualty was found, adding that it was checking the survival of the four crew members.
According to Yonhap news agency, the patrol plane crashed on the hills around 1:50 p.m. local time (0450 GMT).
Smoke was rising from the middle of the hills, while firefighters were working to extinguish the fire. ■
Rescuers work at the site of a military plane crash in Pohang, South Korea, May 29, 2025. All four crew members were killed in South Korea's military plane crash, local newspaper Chosun Ilbo said Thursday.
The P-3 maritime patrol aircraft with four crew members aboard took off from a military base in the southeastern city of Pohang for training at about 1:43 p.m. local time (0443 GMT), according to the defense ministry.
The patrol plane crashed into a hill near the base around 1:49 p.m. local time (0449 GMT) and no civilian casualties had yet to be identified, the ministry noted. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)
This photo taken on May 29, 2025 shows a scene at the site of a military plane crash in Pohang, South Korea. All four crew members were killed in South Korea's military plane crash, local newspaper Chosun Ilbo said Thursday.
The P-3 maritime patrol aircraft with four crew members aboard took off from a military base in the southeastern city of Pohang for training at about 1:43 p.m. local time (0443 GMT), according to the defense ministry.
The patrol plane crashed into a hill near the base around 1:49 p.m. local time (0449 GMT) and no civilian casualties had yet to be identified, the ministry noted. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)
Rescuers work at the site of a military plane crash in Pohang, South Korea, May 29, 2025. All four crew members were killed in South Korea's military plane crash, local newspaper Chosun Ilbo said Thursday.
The P-3 maritime patrol aircraft with four crew members aboard took off from a military base in the southeastern city of Pohang for training at about 1:43 p.m. local time (0443 GMT), according to the defense ministry.
The patrol plane crashed into a hill near the base around 1:49 p.m. local time (0449 GMT) and no civilian casualties had yet to be identified, the ministry noted. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)
Rescuers work at the site of a military plane crash in Pohang, South Korea, May 29, 2025. All four crew members were killed in South Korea's military plane crash, local newspaper Chosun Ilbo said Thursday.
The P-3 maritime patrol aircraft with four crew members aboard took off from a military base in the southeastern city of Pohang for training at about 1:43 p.m. local time (0443 GMT), according to the defense ministry.
The patrol plane crashed into a hill near the base around 1:49 p.m. local time (0449 GMT) and no civilian casualties had yet to be identified, the ministry noted. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)
