Taiwan says F-16 fighter jet goes missing during training –

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Print TAIPEI: Taiwan‘s military says one of the air force’s F-16 fighter jets disappeared during a nighttime training mission. The defence ministry said the single-seater plane fell off radar screens about two minutes after taking off on Tuesday evening and that the fate of the pilot was unknown. A massive air and sea search has been ordered in the area surrounding the air base in the eastern city of Hualien along the Pacific coast. The plane’s disappearance follows the crash of an F-5E fighter during a training mission last month, killing the pilot. The incidents come as Taiwan’s air force...