US military fighter jet crashes in southwestern Japan – reports

[The Eagle]

US military fighter jet crashes in southwestern Japan – reports
Published time: 7 Dec, 2016 11:57Edited time: 7 Dec, 2016 12:04
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FILE PHOTO. A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet. © Toby Melville / Reuters

A US F F/A-18 Hornet military jet has crashed in Japan, NHK reported, citing the country’s Defense Ministry. It was stationed at the Iwakuni base in the Yamaguchi prefecture.
The plane crashed around 6:00pm local time in the Kochi Prefecture, the report said, adding that the pilot survived.

The US Marine Corps’ Iwakuni Air Station hosts around 5,000 American troops and is used for Marine pilot training and to conduct air patrols with F/A-18 Hornets.

【速報 JUST IN 】米軍のＦＡ１８戦闘攻撃機が高知県沖で墜落 #nhk_newshttps://t.co/MBYaNhlS1O

— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) December 7, 2016

 

[Hell hound]

today is not a good day for aviation.

 

[The Eagle]

today is not a good day for aviation.

You are right... 2 news w.r.t. crashes back to back.... however, the one is a passenger plane, crashed in Pakistan carrying 40 passengers and yet casualties are unknown.

However, in subjected crash, pilot survived.

 

[Mufflerman]

Every paper in the world ran a front page report on the sukhoi crash off Kuznetsov. This however is all hush hush. So cool.

 

[Hell hound]

You are right... 2 news w.r.t. crashes back to back.... however, the one is a passenger plane, crashed in Pakistan carrying 40 passengers and yet casualties are unknown.

However, in subjected crash, pilot survived.

thats why i used the general term of aviation. may god keep every one in the air safe

 

[SR-91]

As long as the pilot is okay. We'll replace the machine but can't replace our pilots.