SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Two South Korean Air Force fighter jets went missing in bad weather Friday in southern part of the country, according to the Air Force.

　　The F-5E fighters were on a routine patrol mission when they disappeared from the radar screen at about 2:00 p.m. (0500 GMT), Yonhap News Agency quoted Air Force sources as saying.

　　There was a high possibility that the planes crashed in poor visibility into two high mountains in the area -- Jiri and Deokyu,some 250 kilometers south of Seoul in North Jeolla Province.

　　The Air Force dispatched helicopters to search for the missing fighters, reported Yonhap. Enditem