Japan recovers second body from crashed F-15

The body of the second crew member of a fighter jet that crashed two weeks ago was recovered by the Japanese military on Monday.

On January 31, a two-seater F-15 from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force crashed in waters off the coast of central Ishikawa during a training mission.

On Friday, the Japanese navy recovered the body of the other pilot.

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On Sunday, a naval search team discovered the body of the second pilot. His identity was confirmed by the air force, but it was not made public.

Soon after taking off for training from Komatsu air base, the F-15 vanished from radar.

The cause of the accident has yet to be determined.
The F-15 disappeared from radar soon after taking off from Komatsu air base for training.

The cause of the crash has not yet been established.

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The defence ministry has not sought to ground Japan’s F-15s in the wake of the incident.