Lu Chi-yu
TaiwanpilotMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Lieutenant Colonel Lu Chi-yu, 41, was an experienced pilot in the Republic of China Air Force, having graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2008. He had logged 2,114 flight hours in the T-34 trainer aircraft and was known for his dedication to his duties as a pilot. Tragically, he lost his life in a T-34 trainer aircraft crash during a training mission, leaving behind a wife and two children.
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Lieutenant Colonel Lu Chi-yu was killed in a T-34C crash during a simulated engine-failure exercise.
T-34 ‘still operational,’ but air force eyeing replacementsTaipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2026-06-03
Taiwan· 2026-06-03Also mentioned
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Lu Chi-yu was a chief instructor and one of the pilots who died in the crash.
Military trainer aircraft crashes, killing two pilotsTaipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2026-06-02
Taiwan· 2026-06-02
Lu Chi-yu was one of the pilots killed in the T-34 trainer aircraft crash.
T-34 trainer aircraft crash kills 2 experienced air force pilotsTaipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2026-06-02
Taiwan· 2026-06-02
