The five Marines are believed to have been on board a KC-130 tanker plane. Two Marines on the FA-18 fighter were rescued on the day of the incident but one has since died
The Japanese search operation for the five US Marines who went missing after a fatal crash involving a fighter jet and a tanker plane off Japan’s western coast last week was terminated on Tuesday.
Searches ended as there were no significant clues left, the Japanese Defence Ministry said.
