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Searchers find 1 of 6 crewmen on missing Japan military jet | Searchers find 1 of 6 crewmen on missing Japan military jet |
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TOKYO — Searchers on Thursday found one of the six crew members from a Japanese military jet that disappeared a day earlier while flying over southern mountains. | |
The Defense Ministry said rescue workers are still searching for the jet and the five other crew members. | |
Only parts of equipment belonging to the jet and the airman, who was in a state of heart failure, were found in the mountains north of the Air Self-Defense Force’s Kanoya base in southern Japan, according to the ministry. The location is believed to be near the area where the plane lost contact. | |
Ministry officials said the U-125 search-and-rescue jet disappeared from radar Wednesday while flying 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of the base. | |
The twin-engine jet, piloted by a major in his 40s, was on a planned three-hour flight inspecting aircraft navigation facilities in the region. | The twin-engine jet, piloted by a major in his 40s, was on a planned three-hour flight inspecting aircraft navigation facilities in the region. |
World War II pilots took off on suicide missions from the base about 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) southwest of Tokyo. Today, it is a key air base for reconnaissance activity for Japanese southern islands as China becomes more assertive in disputed waters. | |
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