Japanese F-15 Fighter Jet Goes Missing After Takeoff

Photo shows F-15 fighters at the Air Self-Defense Force base in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, in 2011. (Kyodo) 

 Kyodo News: Japan F-15 fighter apparently crashes into Sea of Japan 

An Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jet apparently crashed into the Sea of Japan on Monday shortly after taking off from Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, the ASDF said. 

Part of the fighter, which went missing while on its way for training with a crew of two aboard, and lifesaving equipment were found on the sea surface about 5 kilometers west-northwest of the base, the ASDF said. 

If confirmed, it will be the first time an ASDF plane has crashed in Japan since April 2019 when an F-35A stealth fighter belonging to Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, went down in the Pacific.  

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