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Eugene

(62,658 posts)
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 05:57 PM Dec 2018

Search under way after U.S. military aircraft 'mishap' off Japan

Source: Reuters

U.S. DECEMBER 5, 2018 / 5:21 PM / UPDATED 35 MINUTES AGO

Search under way after U.S. military aircraft 'mishap' off Japan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. Marine Corps aircraft have been involved in a “mishap” in the skies off the coast of Japan, leaving seven U.S. military personnel missing, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

The Marine Corps offered little information in a statement about the incident. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said one of the aircraft was an F/A 18 fighter jet while the other was a KC-130 refueling aircraft, with a combined total of seven personnel aboard.

Reporting by Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, editing by G Crosse


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-accident/search-under-way-after-u-s-military-aircraft-mishap-off-japan-idUSKBN1O42RU
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Search under way after U.S. military aircraft 'mishap' off Japan (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2018 OP
Vibes that they are okay. applegrove Dec 2018 #1
of course i don't know what caused this but Kurt V. Dec 2018 #2
I think there is a pilot shortage all over the world. I know that their is a air force applegrove Dec 2018 #3
An air tanker refueling a figher jet? sdfernando Dec 2018 #4

Kurt V.

(5,624 posts)
2. of course i don't know what caused this but
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 06:02 PM
Dec 2018

a lot of sailors/marines saying they're short handed in that region

applegrove

(123,145 posts)
3. I think there is a pilot shortage all over the world. I know that their is a air force
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 06:14 PM
Dec 2018

pilot shortage in canada.

sdfernando

(5,382 posts)
4. An air tanker refueling a figher jet?
Wed Dec 5, 2018, 06:47 PM
Dec 2018

Mishap?...doesn't bode well for anyone IMHO. Hope I am 100% wrong though.

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