Taiwan launches search for fighter jet pilot

Taiwan has grounded all of its F-16 fighters after one of them went missing on Tuesday. - Photo: EPA-EFE

TAIPEI: Taiwan's Air Force said Tuesday (Jan 6) it has launched a search for a pilot believed to have ejected from a F-16 fighter jet over the sea during a routine training mission.

The single-seat aircraft took off at 6.17pm local time (1017 GMT) from Hualien Air Base in eastern Taiwan, the Air Force said in a statement.