FUKUOKA -- An F-2 fighter jet from the Air-Self Defense Force's Tsuiki Air Base in Fukuoka Prefecture crashed in the Sea of Japan off Yamaguchi Prefecture, about 130 kilometers northeast of the base, around 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday.
The Self-Defense Forces conducted search operations to find and rescue the two crew members from the sea. The two reportedly are conscious.
The ASDF is conducting an investigation into the cause of the incident.
According to the ASDF, the fighter was part of a squadron of three jets that departed from the base around 8:50 a.m. for drills. Once the fighter disappeared from radar, the ASDF started search operations involving rescue planes and other means. At around 10:10 a.m., the rescue team found the crew on a rubber life boat.
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