A Swiss fighter jet went missing Monday afternoon and the fate of the pilot remained unknown, the Swiss Federal Department of Defence said Monday evening.
Swiss Air Force commander Lieutenant Aldo C. Schellenberg told reporters that the F/A-18C single-seat fighter jet was disappeared at about 4:30 p.m. local time (1430 GMT) Monday afternoon in the Susten area and a rescue team was immediately activated to find the plane.
Local Swiss media reported that the aircraft was participating in a training mission with another jet in a thick layer of clouds when it went missing.
Source : XINHUA
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