Japan resumes F-35A flights 4 months after fatal crash

Japan resumed flights of Air Self-Defense Force F-35A stealth fighter jets Thursday, having suspended them since a fatal crash in April, the first ever reported for the aircraft.In June, the Defense Ministry concluded that the crash of an F-35A into the Pacific Ocean off Aomori Prefecture had likely been the result of the pilot suffering vertigo, and has won consent to resume flights from the heads of local governments in northeastern in Japan, which hosts the 12 other F-35As."We've taken thorough measures for safety management," Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya told reporters Thursday mornin…READ FULL ARTICLE