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US F-15 fighter jet crashes into sea off Okinawa

Japan´s Kyodo news agency and public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday that a US F-15 fighter jet crashed into the sea off Okinawa in southern Japan.

By Reuters
June 11, 2018

TOKYO: Japan´s Kyodo news agency and public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday that a US F-15 fighter jet crashed into the sea off Okinawa in southern Japan.

The safety of the pilot, who ejected from the jet, was unclear.

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The jet was from the Kadena airbase in Okinawa, Kyodo reported, citing several government sources.

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