P-3 Orion Aircraft Crashes in South Korea

A South Korean Navy P-3 Orion maritime surveillance aircraft has crashed.

Yonhap reported on this.

The plane went down on Thursday, May 29, near a military base in the southern city of Pohang at 1:50 p.m. local time in a mountainous area.

There were four people on board the P-3 Orion. The cause of the crash and the number of casualties are currently unknown. The country’s Navy is investigating the incident.

An eyewitness’s car dashcam captured the moment the aircraft flew at a low altitude before crashing.

The Navy stated that the crash of the maritime surveillance aircraft occurred during a training flight.

According to eyewitnesses, smoke could be seen near the crash site of the South Korean P-3. Firefighters and rescue workers are already on the scene.

South Korea has ordered P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft from the United States to partially replace the Orion aircraft in its Navy.

Previously, South Korean fighter aviation mistakenly dropped eight 230-kilogram bombs over a densely populated city.

Around 10:00 a.m., South Korean Air Force KF-16 fighter jets inadvertently released eight Mk82 bombs beyond the training range, striking civilian homes in Pocheon during a joint US-Korea military exercise.

The strike reportedly caused damage to seven buildings, including a church, with four individuals suffering serious injuries and three others sustaining minor injuries.