Japanese fighter jet crashes in Pacific, pilot rescued

Incident took place soon after single-seater jet took off from Hyakuri Air Base in Ibaraki province

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ISTANBUL (AA) – A Japanese fighter jet crashed in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday during a training flight, the country’s air force said.

The Self-Defense Force F-2A single-jet fighter jet crashed off eastern Japan while the pilot was rescued safely, Kyodo News reported.

Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force said the incident was reported soon after midday local time after it took off from Hyakuri Air Base in the Ibaraki province.

“No damage to vessels at the accident site has been reported so far,” said the air force, which is probing the incident.

In May, a T-4 military training jet crashed in the central province of Aichi, killing two crew members.

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