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Japan grounds its F-15J aircraft fleet

Tokyo, Japan - Following the accident occurred over Pacific, near Okinawa, on July 5th, 2011

Following the crash recently occurred to a McDonnell Douglas F-15J Eagle plane near Okinawa, Japan Air Self-Defense Force decided to ground temporarily its fleet of aircraft of this model (154 copies before the accident), pending the conclusion of the investigations on the incident. It was July 5, 2011, when an air superiority fighter F-15J -registration 72-8879- which had taken-off from just over...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1131810
Rome, Italy, 07/08/2011 18:10
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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