TOKYO: A US F15 fighter jet crashed off the southern coast of Japan on Monday (Jun 11), local media reported, adding that the jet’s…
TOKYO: A US F15 fighter jet crashed off the southern coast of Japan on Monday (Jun 11), local media reported, adding that the jet’s pilot ejected and was rescued by Japanese forces.
There was no immediate confirmation of the crash from the defence ministry, which said it was gathering information on the report, or the US military.
The Kyodo news agency said the jet belonged to the US Kadena Air Base and crashed early Monday morning about 80km south of Naha, the regional capital of Japan’s southern Okinawa island.
Japan’s NHK television station said the rescued pilot had a broken leg.
Kadena is the largest US military base in Japan, which hosts around 47,000 American troops under a decades-long security alliance.
