A Philippines FA-50 fighter jet and its two-man crew went missing during an overnight operation flying from a base near the central city of Cebu, air force officials said Tuesday. The base shares a runway with the airport in Cebu,

The FA-50 jet lost communication during the mission with other air force aircraft around midnight Monday before reaching a target area.

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”,

A Philippines FA-50 fighter jet and its two-man crew are missing after flying in support of ground forces fighting communist rebels in the southern Mindanao region, a military official said Tuesday. While she declined to provide mission specifics,