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Japanese pilot 'lost spatial awareness' in F-35A stealth fighter crash [View all]
Source: BBC
Japanese pilot 'lost spatial awareness' in F-35A stealth fighter crash
10 June 2019
It is highly likely that a Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jet that crashed into the Pacific Ocean did so because the pilot lost "spatial awareness", officials said.
The Lockheed Martin aircraft disappeared from radar screens during an exercise on 9 April.
Some debris and the remains of the 41-year-old pilot have been discovered.
Officials said F-35A flights, which had been halted, will resume after additional training.
This was the first reported crash involving an F-35A, according to Japan's Air Self Defense Force (JASDF).
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10 June 2019
It is highly likely that a Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jet that crashed into the Pacific Ocean did so because the pilot lost "spatial awareness", officials said.
The Lockheed Martin aircraft disappeared from radar screens during an exercise on 9 April.
Some debris and the remains of the 41-year-old pilot have been discovered.
Officials said F-35A flights, which had been halted, will resume after additional training.
This was the first reported crash involving an F-35A, according to Japan's Air Self Defense Force (JASDF).
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48578178
Japan is deploying F-35As to replace its ageing F-4 fighter jet. (AFP)
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