Japanese fighter crashes in sea during drill, crew rescued

A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighter jet crashed into the Sea of Japan off the western Japan coast during flight training Wednesday morning, with both crew members rescued.The plane based at the Tsuiki Air Base in the southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka disappeared from the radar around 9:20 a.m. off the coast of Yamaguchi Prefecture, two minutes after a distress signal from the aircraft was received, the ASDF said. Its last confirmed location was about 130 kilometers northeast of the base.One of the crew was holding a smoke candle, while the other was waving his arm in the sea when…READ FULL ARTICLE