Philippine military officials say rescuers have found the wreckage of a missing fighter jet and the bodies of its two pilots in a mountainous region of a southern province where they were deployed to fight communist rebels.

The two Philippine Air Force pilots who lost their lives when the FA-50 fighter jet they were operating crash-landed in Bukidnon have been given the highest honor for aviators in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

A search is underway for a Philippine fighter jet with two pilots who lost contact during a night combat assault in support of ground forces battling communist insurgents.

The wreckage of an FA-50 fighter jet and the bodies of two pilots were discovered in the Philippines following a recent crash.

The jet had gone missing while on a mission to provide air support for troops in northern Mindanao. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A Philippine Air Force FA-50 jet and its two-person crew are missing after flying in support of ground forces fighting communist rebels in the southern Mindanao region, a military official said yesterday.

The FA-50 jet lost communication during a nighttime mission to fight communist guerrillas in the Philippine's Bukidnon province.

A missing fighter jet was found with its two pilots dead on a mountain range in the Philippines. The light combat aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) was carrying out a 'tactical night operation' when it reportedly lost contact in Bukidnon province,

The fallen pilots of the ill-fated Philippine Air Force (PAF) FA-50 PH fighter jet were honored by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday. This was after the wreckage and the pilots’ bodies were found in Bukidnon province in Mindanao.