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The F-16 pilot jettisoned the tanks during an in-flight emergency and landed without further incident at Aomori Airport, about 45 miles west of the air base, around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Tokyo officials have asked the US military to investigate an incident in which an American fighter jet dropped a fuel tank that landed in a residential are
Tokyo officials have asked the US military to investigate an incident in which an American fighter jet dropped a fuel tank that landed in a residential are
Japan has requested the U.S. military to investigate the dumping of two fuel tanks by an F-16 fighter jet before it made an emergency landing at an airport in northeastern Japan, officials say.
A U.S. F-16 fighter jet based at Misawa Air Base jettisoned two fuel tanks after the pilot experienced engine trouble and made an emergency landing at Aomori Airport in northeastern Japan, the Defense Ministry and local authorities said.