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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Fighter jets carry out drill on freeway

F-16 on freewayThe Republic of China Air Force yesterday used a closed-off motorway as a runway in a rare drill simulating a surprise attack from China that had wiped out its major airbases.

In all, six fighter aircraft landed and took off from Freeway No. 1 in an emergency landing and takeoff exercise, under the watchful eye of hundreds of spectators.

The one-hour drill anticipated a scenario in which runways at airbases in Greater Kaohsiung’s Gangshan Township, Penghu’s Magong, Pingtung and Greater Tainan were destroyed by three waves of missile attacks by China, forcing the air force to use alternative locations for landing and takeoff, the Ministry of National Defense said.

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