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ASDF fighter crashes off Ibaraki Prefecture

The sole pilot on board ejected from the aircraft and was taken to a hospital after being rescued by an ASDF helicopter. The pilot is not injured. "We sincerely apologize for causing concern to the ...
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ASDF starts emergency inspections on nearly 200 training planes after crash

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 training aircraft after one of the planes crashed minutes after takeoff, officials said Thursday. The T-4 ...
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ASDF plane strays off runway at Niigata Airport

An Air Self-Defense Force aircraft strayed off a runway and came to a halt at Niigata Airport at around 11:50 a.m. Friday. None of the five crew members aboard the U-125A search and rescue aircraft ...
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It sounded like an explosion: Witnesses recall ASDF jet crash into central Japan reservoir

Firefighters embark in a boat in Lake Iruka to conduct a search following the crash of a Self-Defense Forces aircraft, in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, on May 14, 2025. (Mainichi/Kazuki ...