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US fighter jet crashes near Okinawa - Japanese media Fighter jet off USS Ronald Reagan crashes in Philippine Sea, both pilots rescued
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An F/A-18 naval fighter jet off the aircraft carrier ‘USS Ronald Reagan’ crashed into the sea near the shores of the Okinawa Prefecture in Japan, with both pilots rescued, NHK reported. An F/A-18 naval fighter jet from the aircraft carrier USS ‘Ronald Reagan’ crashed into the Philippine Sea near Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, with both pilots rescued.
The aircraft crashed after suffering a “mechanical issue” while traveling on a routine mission in the Philippine Sea, the US Navy said in a statement, adding that both pilots successfully ejected and were quickly recovered by the USS ‘Ronald Reagan.’
According to the Japanese Coast Guard, the incident happened 300km southwest of Kitadaitojima Island, which is part of the nation’s Okinawa Prefecture.
The aircraft carrier resumed normal operations, and the US Navy launched an official probe into the crash.
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