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US F-15 crashes in Japan, pilot ejects safely
May 28, 2013
An American F-15 fighter crashed into the sea after its pilot
ejected from his plane off Japan's southernmost Okinawa prefecture
today, the US Air Force said.
"A Kadena-based F-15 aircraft
developed a problem that ultimately resulted in the pilot ejecting from
the aircraft over the Pacific Ocean approximately 110 kilometres east of
Okinawa," the air force said, referring to the hub of American air
power in the Pacific.
"US and Japanese rescue crews are
responding to recover the pilot, who reportedly ejected safely and is in
contact with rescue crews," the statement said, adding the cause of the
incident would be investigated. Japan's coast guard said it was
involved in the rescue.
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