FOX News: Crew member in US Marine Corps plane collision dies after rescue; 5 remain missing
A crew member rescued Thursday in the waters near Japan where two Marine Corps aircraft collided during a training exercise has died, U.S. officials told Fox News.
The announcement of the death comes amid a frantic search for five other crew members who remain missing. Another Marine who was rescued is listed in fair condition.
The Marines said an F/A-18 fighter jet and a KC-130 refueling aircraft collided and crashed during training around 2 a.m. Thursday. The planes took off from their base in Iwakuni, near Hiroshima, and the crash occurred about 200 miles off the Japan coast.
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More News On Yesterday's U.S. Marine Corps Plane Collision
Crash kills U.S. Marine; teams search for five in sea near Japan -- Reuters
U.S. Marine dies, 5 missing after mid-air collision off Japan -- CBS/AP
Search continues for crew members aboard 2 Marine Corps aircraft off coast of Japan, 1 rescued, 1 killed -- ABC News
Five Marines missing, two rescued after crash into sea -- The Hill
Five missing after two US military planes crash off Japan -- AFP
U.S. military planes collide off Japanese coast; 2 of 7 rescued -- UPI
Rescue mission in Japan after two US Marine aircraft collide -- BBC
Search and rescue underway after US Marines jet fighter collides with refuelling tanker off Japanese coast -- ABC News Online
US Marines Launch Search and Rescue Effort After Two Planes Crash Near Japan -- Sputnik
Five Marines missing after US warplanes collide off Japan -- Al Jazeera
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