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| Date: | Tuesday 4 March 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  KAI FA-50PH |
| Owner/operator: | Philippine Air Force |
| Registration: | 15-002 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Kalatungan, Bukidnon Province -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB/RPVM) |
| Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB/RPVM) |
A PAF F-50 with two crew members went missing in the Kalatungan Mountains in Bukidon Province on Tuesday 4th March, it was then found the next day on Wednesday 5th March with both pilots being killed. The PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo stated, "The wreckage points to it being a crash".
SAR operations were conducted in the Kalatungan Mountains according to a statement from the PAF stating, "We are sending two teams to the area tonight, one to Mount Kilakiron (2,329 meters above sea level) and the other to Mount Kalatungan (2,880 meters)".
According to the PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo, the jet lost communication with the other fighters in its flight before reaching the “target area”.
The remaining fighters failed to reestablish contact and ended up returning to the PAF airbase on Mactan.
It’s yet unclear where the “target area” is although SAR operations indicate the Kalatungan Mountains. The disappearance of the aircraft coincided with airstrikes in the Pantaron mountain range in the region of Northern Mindanao.
The pilots have been named as Maj. Jude Salang-oy and 1Lt. April John Dadulla.
Sources:
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2040249/philipiine-air-force-fighter-jet-goes-missing
https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/un-incident-majeur-un-avion-de-combat-disparait-en-vol-lors-dune-mission-aux-philippines-04-03-2025-QPKK2547UFGETNUWGWFVAKAJU4.php
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/philippines-air-force-fighter-jet-fa50-b2708494.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/philippines-fighter-jet-found-pilots-dead-bukidnon-b2709195.html
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/two-philippine-air-force-pilots-killed-crash-2025-03-05/
https://apnews.com/article/philippines-missing-air-force-fighter-jet-cd628671621c7cc8f4849e9fbea7f3c2
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1245407
Media:
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has announced that one of their FA-50PH multi-role fighter jets has gone missing after conducting tactical night operations early Tuesday morning. According to the PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo, the jet lost communication with the… pic.twitter.com/EEFqBncvZp
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 4, 2025
? Missing Jet Details: The FA-50PH is a light combat aircraft developed by South Korea's Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) in partnership with Lockheed Martin. The PAF currently operates 12 of these jets, primarily used for air defense, surveillance, and counter-terrorism… pic.twitter.com/8iYEu4YT9Y
— Mr Shelby (@mrshelby101) March 4, 2025
The FA-50PH, reported missing recently, is the FA-50PH with serial number 15002.
— Drethegrater?????? (@Drethegrater) March 4, 2025
This aircraft is one of the two FA-50PHs delivered in 2015 and will mark 10 years of service this November. pic.twitter.com/HZJXVqfO8n
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Mar-2025 05:06 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Mar-2025 06:00 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 04-Mar-2025 06:11 | RobertMB | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2025 06:13 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2025 10:34 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 04-Mar-2025 10:34 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 04-Mar-2025 14:11 | Frédéric Goudon | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2025 15:41 | Paradoxial | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Mar-2025 06:22 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Mar-2025 08:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Mar-2025 08:40 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total fatalities, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Mar-2025 09:05 | Paradoxial | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Mar-2025 11:21 | mcaskil | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 05-Mar-2025 14:04 | Paradoxial | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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