8 Oktober 2023 - 13:59

The jet landed at Aomori Airport at around 6:10 p.m. The 35th Fighter Wing of the Misawa Air Base said in a statement that an F-16 fighter jet experienced a problem during a flight and its pilot jettisoned the fuel tanks in an unpopulated area close to Mt.

Kishi told reporters Wednesday he takes the matter "very seriously" and instructed ministry officials "to work closely with the United States to collect and analyze information to ensure that all possible measures are taken." forces Tuesday to investigate the incident, officials said.
1, 2021, from a Kyodo News plane shows the place (circled in red) where a fuel tank was found near a residential area in the Aomori Prefecture town of Fukaura, northeastern Japan, after being dumped by a U.S.
