Satoshi Hashimoto
2022-02-01 07:46
According to the latest news from Japan’s Kyodo News, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force stated that the unidentified floating objects found in the waters near the Komatsu base were identified as the body parts of the F-15 fighter jet, which can be presumed to be missing this afternoon (31st) F-15 fighter jet has crashed.
The Japanese Defense Ministry is trying to search and rescue the two pilots who were flying the plane, the report said.
According to an earlier report by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), at about 5:30 pm local time on the 31st, an F-15 fighter jet belonging to the Komatsu Base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force disappeared from the radar shortly after taking off from the base. The plane was on a routine training mission when it disappeared over the Sea of Japan, about 5 kilometers west-northwest of the Komatsu base.
Data map of the same type of F-15 fighter involved
According to reports, the crashed fighter was a two-seat version of the F-15DJ, which played the role of "imaginary enemy" in daily training. A spokesman for the Komatsu base said in an interview that two pilots from the "flight instruction group" were flying the plane at the time.
After the plane disappeared, search and rescue personnel found floating objects similar to aircraft parts in the waters around the base, and the Japanese Defense Ministry believed that the F-15 fighter jet had the possibility of falling into the sea.
Previously reported:
burst! Japanese F-15 "missing"
Source: Global Times New Media
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