MANILA, Philippines—Rescuers found the wreckage of a Philippine fighter jet and the bodies of its two pilots on Wednesday in a mountainous region in the country’s south where they had been deployed on a nighttime mission to fight communist guerrillas, military officials said.
The FA-50 jet lost communication during the combat mission with other air force aircraft after midnight Tuesday before reaching the target area in southern Bukidnon Province. The other aircraft were able to return safely to an air base in central Cebu Province after carrying out assaults, military officials said.
