The F-15 fighter jet was on a training mission when it disappeared from radar. (Representative)
Tokyo:
Japan’s air force said on Sunday it had recovered the body of one of two crew members of a fighter jet that went missing two weeks ago.
The F-15 fighter jet was on a training mission on January 31 when it disappeared from radar shortly after takeoff from Komatsu Airbase in the central Ishikawa region, prompting a search for its missing crew.
The Air Force said the Navy had found a body during a search operation in the Sea of Japan on Friday.
The army said it had confirmed the identity of the body, but did not disclose the name and said the search for his co-pilot was on.
Exactly why and how his plane crashed is unclear, but the Defense Ministry has not sought grounding of the F-15 in the wake of the incident.
Japan has occasionally seen accidents involving its air force.
An F-35A stealth jet crashed at sea in 2019 after the pilot suffered spatial disorientation, leading to a scramble to recover the body and sensitive military equipment on board the plane.
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