Wreckage of missing Japan fighter jet found, pilot missingBy The Manila TimesTOKYO: Wreckage from a Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jet has been found a day after it disappeared off the radar over the Pacific, the country’s defense minister said on Wednesday. There was no word yet on the fate of the one pilot on board the jet, Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said. The fighter jet went missing around 7:30 p.m. (1030 GMT) Tuesday as it was flying some 135 kilometers (85 miles) east of Misawa, northeastern Japan, on a training mission. Japan is deploying F-35As, each of which costs more than 10 billion yen ($90 million), to replace the ageing F-4 fighter jet. The jet was one of 13 F-35s deployed at the base, according to a defense official.

Source: Manila Times April 10, 2019 03:11 UTC