Taiwan grounds F-16 fighters as search continues for downed jet

Taiwan grounded its F16 fleet as a search was underway to locate a fighter jet that plunged into the sea, the air force said on Tuesday. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen in F-16V The F-16V, one of Taiwan’s most advanced fighter jets, disappeared from radar screens around half an hour after taking off for a routine training flight from a base in the city of Chiayi, the air force said. The pilot was identified as 28-year-old captain Chen Yi, who joined the air force in 2020. Taiwan’s national rescue centre reported that people saw the jet “crash…