"On Tuesday night local time, an American-made F-16 fighter jet assigned to the Taiwan Air Force's Fifth Tactical Air Wing operating out of Hualien Air Base went missing in the waters off the northeast coast of the island. The Air Force said the fighter was separated from a group during a nighttime training session after the jets entered cloud cover."
"The F-16 suddenly descended quickly. Its altitude was just 1,700 feet when radar contact was lost. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense has identified the missing pilot as Capt. Hsin Po-yi. Officials remain unsure whether Hsin successfully ejected from the aircraft, although he had indicated he would eject seconds before the aircraft disappeared. It's unclear if he did."
"In the days since the incident, a search and rescue mission has been ongoing in the waters off Hualien County. Multiple aircraft and vessels have been involved in the mission, but tall waves and strong winds have been complicating the search for the jet and Hsin. Air Force officials told reporters during a press conference on Wednesday that there appeared to be a malfunction of the F-16's main onboard computer in which the aircraft's flight path was no longer displayed."
An American-made F-16 assigned to Taiwan's Fifth Tactical Air Wing out of Hualien Air Base went missing in waters off the island's northeast coast during a nighttime training session after entering cloud cover. The fighter separated from its group and suddenly descended, losing radar contact at about 1,700 feet. The pilot, Capt. Hsin Po-yi, had indicated he would eject seconds before the aircraft disappeared, but officials remain unsure whether he successfully ejected. Search-and-rescue operations with multiple aircraft and vessels continue but are hampered by tall waves and strong winds. A suspected malfunction of the F-16's main onboard computer prompted grounding the fleet and suspending training missions for inspections.
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