Japan to end search for crashed F-35A, will soon allow resumption of flights

The Japanese government has stopped searching for an Air Self-Defense Force F-35A that crashed into the Pacific Ocean some two months ago, Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday.The remaining 12 F-35As, deployed at Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, have been grounded since the accident, but will resume flights soon, a government source said.The search, involving the U.S.-chartered deep-sea search vessel Van Gogh, has found only fragments of the cutting-edge stealth fighter which went down off the northeastern prefecture on April 9.The pilot and large parts of the jet remain missing…READ FULL ARTICLE