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US AV-8B Harrier II airplane crashed in Japan: the pilot ejected

Okinawa, Japan - Noticed by the coast guard means and recovered

An AV-8B Harrier II airplane of the US Marine Corps crashed this morning in the waters off Okinawa isle, Japan, 95 miles from Hedo Cape, took off from the US air base in Kadena. According to the Marine Expeditionary Force unveiled, the pilot ejected from the plane has been already rescued safely by a US Air Force team, after has been noticed by an airplane and an helicopter of the Japanese Coast Guard. The...

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Rome, Italy, 09/22/2016 14:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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