South Korean Navy Patrol Plane Crashes in Country’s South, Killing 4

South Korean Navy Patrol Plane Crashes in Country’s South, Killing 4
South Korean firefighters and military officers work at the scene of a South Korean navy plane's crash in Pohang, South Korea, on May 29, 2025. Yun Kwan-shik/Yonhap via AP
The Associated Press
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SEOUL, South Korea—A South Korean navy plane crashed during a training flight on Thursday, killing all four crew members on board, the navy said.

The P-3 patrol plane took off from its base in the southeastern city of Pohang at 1:43 p.m. and crashed due to unknown reasons, the navy said in a statement. It said it had identified the bodies of the four crew members and was in the process of recovering them.