News reports from Vietnam says a Su-30MK2V fighter, #8585, is missing. The missing fighter is said to have taken off from Thộ Xuân airbase. Home of the 923rd Fighter-Bomber Regiment, 371st Air Force Division.
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Reports say the contact was lost around 0115 GMT while the jet was off the coast of Diễn Châu District. Local fishermen have reported an aircraft crash 18-19 degrees north, 106.4 degrees east.
This will be the first time Vietnam lost a Su-30MK2V.