A US military plane crashed off the coast of Japan, killing at least one person
Kyiv • UNN
A US military plane crashed into the sea off the Japanese island of Yakushima during a training flight, killing at least one of the eight crew members; the condition of the other two is being investigated.
A US military plane with eight people on board crashed into the sea near the coast of Japan. At least one crew member was killed, and two others were injured. pulled out of the water, now find out. This is reported by Reuters, reports UNN.
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The US military said the accident occurred during a routine training mission off the coast of Yakushima Island, approximately, 1040 km southwest of the capital Tokyo.
The condition of the crew is currently unknown.
The Japanese Coast Guard reported that about 3 km from what looked like the wreckage of a V-22 Osprey with a rotating propeller was found on the shore, and one person who was later confirmed dead.
A local government official reported that another Osprey aircraft, who was probably flying with a crashed plane, landed at the airport without incident in the Islands on Wednesday afternoon.
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The United States has more than 50,000 U.S. military personnel in Japan, many of them are located on the strategically important southwestern islands of Okinawa, amid China's growing military activity around its neighbor Taiwan.
The V-22 Osprey crash occurred around 15:00 local time. According to witnesses, the plane was approaching the airfield for an emergency landing. Then in his left engine caught fire.
According to the US military, the plane was part of a unit based in Okinawa that was trained to transport and supply forces in Special Operations.
Japan, which also operates Osprey aircraft, stated in Wednesday, which asked the US military to investigate the crash.
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