Philippine Air Force grounds 11 FA-50PH jets after wreckage found


One of the Philippine Air Force's (PAF) FA-50PH jet fighters. - Photo: PNA file

MANILA: (Bernama-PNA) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday (March 5) announced that its 11 remaining FA-50PH jet fighters have been ordered grounded following the crash of the South Korean-made aircraft that killed two pilots on Tuesday (March 4).

The Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported that this was after PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo, in an online press briefing, announced that ground troops have located the missing FA-50PH with tail number 002 in the vicinity of the Mount Kalatungan Complex in Bukidnon province.

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