(FILES) In this photo taken on November 28, 2015 South Korean-made FA-50 multirole light fighter aircrafts with tail numbers 002 (L) and 001 (R) for the Philippine Air Force are parked on the tarmac shortly after arriving at Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Pampanga province. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Manila: Philippine rescuers have found the wreckage of a missing fighter jet and the bodies of its two pilots, authorities said.
The wreckage of the FA-50 aircraft and the bodies, was found in a mountainous area in the southern province of Bukidnon.
The Philippine Air Force announced Tuesday the contact with the aircraft was lost a minute before reaching its target area while carrying out a night tactical mission.
Military officials said the other planes were able to return to an air base in the central province of Cebu after carrying out the mission.
