Search continues for missing fighter jet crew in Sea of Japan
Baku, February 1, AZERTAC
Search operations continued Tuesday after an Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jet with a crew of two disappeared from radar the previous evening over the Sea of Japan, according to Kyodo News.
The ASDF, the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the coast guard have mobilized search planes, helicopters and vessels off Komatsu Air Base in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa.
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi instructed ASDF aircraft to be carefully inspected before and after all flights.
"We are not planning to halt any (F-15) flights," Kishi said at a press conference.
Parts of the fighter and lifesaving equipment have been spotted floating about 5 kilometers off the base.
The fighter was on its way for training when it disappeared from radar soon after takeoff around 5:30 p.m. Monday.
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