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Pilot's Body Found Two Weeks After Disappearance of Japanese F-15 Fighter, Reports Say

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TOKYO (Sputnik) - The body of one of the pilots of the Japanese F-15 fighter jet that went missing in January was found in the Sea of Japan, Japanese media... 13.02.2022, Sputnik International

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The pilot’s body was found close to the site of the crash, near Ishikawa Prefecture, the NHK broadcaster said on Sunday. In the same area of the Sea of Japan, a fragment of the fighter jet’s keel was found.The search for the second pilot continues.A Japanese F-15 fighter jet disappeared from radars over the Sea of Japan shortly after taking off from an airbase in the central prefecture of Ishikawa on 31 January. According to NHK, the aircraft did not send any rescue signals before it went missing during a military exercise.

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Pilot's Body Found Two Weeks After Disappearance of Japanese F-15 Fighter, Reports Say

04:14 GMT 13.02.2022 (Updated: 04:16 GMT 13.02.2022)

© REUTERS / KYODOJapan's Air Self-Defense Force's (JASDF) F-15 jet belonging to Tactical Fighter Training Group at Komatsu Air Base, is seen in this undated handout photo released by JASDF via Kyodo on January 31, 2022.

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force's (JASDF) F-15 jet belonging to Tactical Fighter Training Group at Komatsu Air Base, is seen in this undated handout photo released by JASDF via Kyodo on January 31, 2022. - Sputnik International, 1920, 13.02.2022

TOKYO (Sputnik) - The body of one of the pilots of the Japanese F-15 fighter jet that went missing in January was found in the Sea of Japan, Japanese media report.

The search for the second pilot continues.

A Japanese F-15 fighter jet disappeared from radars over the Sea of Japan shortly after taking off from an airbase in the central prefecture of Ishikawa on 31 January.

© REUTERS / JAPAN COAST GUARDCrew members of Japan Coast Guard vessels Kagayuki conduct search operations for missing F-15 fighter jet believed to have crashed off Japan's Air Self-Defence Force's Komatsu airbase in Komatsu, Japan, February 1, 2022, in this handout photo taken and released by 8th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters.

Crew members of Japan Coast Guard vessels Kagayuki conduct search operations for missing F-15 fighter jet believed to have crashed off Japan's Air Self-Defence Force's Komatsu airbase in Komatsu, Japan, February 1, 2022, in this handout photo taken and released by 8th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters.

According to NHK, the aircraft did not send any rescue signals before it went missing during a military exercise.