This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/05/seven-missing-in-mishap-between-two-us-marines-aircraft-off-japan-official-says
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Six missing in 'mishap' between two US marine aircraft off Japan, official says | |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Two US Marine Corps aircraft crashed during a refuelling operation off the coast of Japan, according to a US defence official. | |
| The planes involved were an F-18 fighter and a C-130 tanker, the official said. | |
| In a statement, the Marine Corps said the planes had taken off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in southern Japan. | |
| Japan: US military base critic voted in as Okinawa governor | |
| Search and rescue operations were underway following a “mishap.” | |
| The planes “were conducting regularly scheduled training when the mishap occurred,” the statement said. | |
| US media initially reported five crew were on the C-130 and two on the F-18. | |
| A spokesman for Japan’s Self-Defence Forces said that one of the airmen had been rescued but the immediate fate of the remaining crew members was unclear. | |
| The crew member was being assessed by doctors, a Marines statement said, adding that “the search and rescue operations continue for the remaining six.” | |
| A Japanese official said Japan had scrambled four aircraft and three ships in the search. | |
| “We are thankful for the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force’s efforts as they immediately responded in the search and rescue operation,” the Marines said. | |
| The US military has about 50,000 troops stationed in Japan. | |
| In November, a US navy fighter jet crashed into the sea off Japan’s southern island of Okinawa and its two crew members were rescued alive. | |
| The US military has also experienced difficulties with its Osprey helicopters, with several emergency landings, a deadly crash and a piece of the chopper falling on the grounds of a Japanese school. | |
| Reuters and Agence France-Presse contributed to this report | |
| US news | US news |
| US military | US military |
| Japan | |
| news | news |
| Share on Facebook | |
| Share on Twitter | |
| Share via Email | |
| Share on LinkedIn | |
| Share on Pinterest | |
| Share on Google+ | |
| Share on WhatsApp | |
| Share on Messenger | |
| Reuse this content |