South Korean troops mistook a fighter jet shot 10 minutes as North Korea
Date:2011-08-29Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
information Figure: Schematic diagram of the South Korean military aircraft shot
BEIJING, June 18, according to foreign reports, the South Korean Marine Corps spokesman, said 18 South Korean army as a 17 passenger plane mistakenly North Korean fighters and shot him, but because of distance, the plane was not hit.
17 days, the island in the West Sea in Korea Gyodong sentry duty soldier with a K-2 rifle shot to the plane, when the plane is going down in preparation for landing at the Incheon International Airport.
the accident site from the tense inter-Korean border is very close, Gyodong Island is only 1.7 km from the North Korean coast.
Yonhap quoted a South Korean Marine Corps official as saying, “shoot lasted about 10 minutes, but the plane far outside the rifle range, so without the slightest damage.”
“When the plane appeared in Jumun empty island, the soldiers mistook it as a North Korean military aircraft, then shoot.”
Marine Corps spokesman said the story is correct, but he declined to give more details.
an air traffic control staff, said the plane from China, Asiana Airlines, aircraft, including crew and passengers, including a total of 119 people, in accordance with normal airline flight.
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