US EditionJapan searches for two missing crew members after training jet crash
- A T-4 training jet from the Air Self-Defense Force crashed near Lake Iruka in Aichi Prefecture on May 14 shortly after taking off from Komaki Air Base.
- The crash occurred at 3:08 pm, and the two senior SDF officers aboard, a captain and a first lieutenant, are currently missing as rescue efforts continue.
- Rescue operations involve the Self-Defense Forces, local police, and firefighters searching the reservoir where debris and an oil sheen were spotted from helicopter surveys.
- Defence Minister Gen Nakatani confirmed the crash but said the cause remains unknown and it is unclear whether the aircraft parts found belong to the crashed plane.
- This incident follows a recent pattern of Japanese military aircraft accidents, prompting the ASDF to suspend flights of its approximately 200 T-4 jets pending investigation.
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ASDF Training Jet Crashes: What Is Causing So Many Incidents to Occur?
Another serious incident involving the Self-Defense Forces has occurred. In addition to making every possible effort to rescue the crew members aboard the training plane that crashed, it is necessary to hasten the investigation into the cause of the incident.
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Japanese military training plane crashes with two on board
TOKYO: A Japanese military training plane crashed near a lake shortly after takeoff with two people on board, authorities said on Wednesday (May 14). "A T-4 training aircraft that belongs to the Air Self-Defense Force crashed at 3:08 pm (2.08pm, Singapore time) after radar lost (it) near a lake ... af
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