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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - A Philippine Air Force FA-50 multirole light fighter aircraft flies past at the Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Pampanga province on November 18, 2015. The Philippine Air Force said March 4, 2025 that an FA-50 fighter jet and its crew went missing during an overnight operation near the central city of Cebu. — AFP pic
MANILA, March 4 —The Philippine Air Force said Tuesday that an FA-50 fighter jet and its crew went missing during an overnight operation near the central city of Cebu.
The two-seater jet lost contact with other fighters on the training flight “minutes before reaching its target area”, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) said in a statement.
The fighters were flown out of the Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base, which shares a runway with the airport in Cebu, the Philippines’ second-largest city.
“The PAF is conducting extensive and thorough search operations, utilizing all available resources, to locate the missing jet fighter aircraft. Our primary concern is the safe return of our aircrew,” said the statement.
The Philippines has a squadron of a dozen FA-50 fighters acquired from South Korea in the last decade. — AFP
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