Rome: A United States F-16 fighter jet that left Aviano air base in northern Italy went missing on Monday, ANSA state news agency reported.
The plane lost contact with the control tower at about 1900 GMT and a search-and-rescue mission is underway. The Italian coast guard has joined in the search-and-rescue in the Adriatic Sea.
Meanwhile, U.S. Air Force has confirmed that they had lost contact with Italy-based F-16 fighter jet and the status of pilot was still “unknown.”
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