US fighter jet crashes off Japan

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A US air force F-15 fighter jet has crashed into the Pacific off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa after the aircraft developed problems in flight
The pilot ejected from the jet and was recovered safely.

The F-15, flying out of Kadena Air Base, went down in the Pacific about 70 miles east of Okinawa, said the US military.

Lt Col David Honchul, the chief spokesman for the US forces in Japan, said the pilot was recovered after a search by US and Japanese rescue crews.

After he ejected from the plane the pilot, whose name has not been released, remained in contact with rescuers. After being airlifted by a Japanese helicopter, he is now in a stable condition at a military hospital on Okinawa.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/us-fighter-jet-crashes-off-japan-29302388.html