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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mari Yamaguchi

Japan starts emergency inspections on nearly 200 military training planes after crash

Japan Defense Aircraft Crash - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Japan's air force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 military training aircraft after one of the planes crashed minutes after takeoff, officials said Thursday.

The T-4 training aircraft, operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, or JASDF, and carrying two service members, crashed into a reservoir Wednesday, minutes after taking off from Komaki Air Base in the central Japanese prefecture of Aichi.

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