The wreckage of an air force F-5E jet that crashed into the ocean in October last year was on Friday retrieved off Taitung County, as authorities continue an investigation into the incident that left one pilot dead. The salvage operation took place off Taitung City, near Taitung County’s Chihhang Air Base, from where the aircraft took off on the morning of Oct. 29 last year. It crashed less than two minutes after takeoff, and its pilot, Captain Chu Kuan-meng (朱冠甍), died from injuries he sustained ejecting from the plane. The wreckage remained relatively intact despite the impact of the crash, and is