After hours of full-scale search and recovery operations for its missing FA-50 fighter jet, the Philippine Air Force’s worst fears were realized. In a statement, the PAF confirmed finding the FA-50 wreckage on Mount Kalatungan in Bukidnon,

A Philippine fighter jet and its two pilots are missing after an overnight mission against rebel fighters in the south of the country, military officials have said. The FA-50 plane lost contact with other air force jets, which all returned safely to an air base in the Philippines’ central Cebu province.

Pilots confirmed dead as missing Philippine fighter jet found wrecked in mountains - Both pilots found dead inside crashed jet in Kalatungan mountains of Bukidnon province