A Vietnamese coastguard plane,
which was searching for a missing fighter jet and its pilot, disappeared off
the radar on Thursday, state media and a military official said, the second
such setback in three days. The plane was carrying nine people when it went
missing off the northern province of Haiphong province about noon local time,
local media reported, citing military and provincial sources.
The coastguard plane was joining thousands of people looking for a pilot who went missing with a Sukhoi SU-30 MK2 fighter jet on Tuesday along the central part of the country coastline. A military official working on the rescue confirmed the plane was missing and the numbers on board but requested anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media.
The coastguard plane was joining thousands of people looking for a pilot who went missing with a Sukhoi SU-30 MK2 fighter jet on Tuesday along the central part of the country coastline. A military official working on the rescue confirmed the plane was missing and the numbers on board but requested anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media.