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Japan on Dec. 1 expressed unease over the U.S. military’s continued operations of its Osprey transport aircraft, despite Tokyo’s request for a flight suspension in light of the fatal crash in Kyushu.
The U.S. military continued a search and rescue operation for seven missing CV-22B Osprey crew members, two days after their aircraft crashed in Japan.
The Defense Ministry on Nov. 30 called on the U.S. military to suspend its Osprey flights following the first fatal accident involving the transport aircraft in Japan the previous day.
The U.S. air station in Futenma continued its operation of Osprey flights after Wednesday’s incident, causing local residents to voice their concern.
Japan requested U.S. Forces Japan ground Osprey transport aircraft, and the JGSDF grounded its own Ospreys amid U.S. Air Force safety concerns.