Japanese and US military officials earlier said two of the seven crew of the planes had been found. "US military and the Japanese Self-Defense planes and vessels are searching for those still missing... The crew member rescued had been in the fighter jet, the minister confirmed. A map shows where the US military planes were involved in a crashJapan's SDF had deployed nine aircraft and three vessels for the search, he said. The fighter jet then inserts a probe inside the drogue to receive fuel, which it can do at a rate of up to 300 gallons per minute, according to globalsecurity.org.

Source: Daily Mail December 06, 2018 02:20 UTC