Submarine Rescue Ship, Air Force U-2 Join Search for Missing Japanese Pilot, F-35A

A U-2 Dragon Lady flies while a civilian airliner flies above in the background at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., on June 20, 2018. US Air Force Photo

A U.S. surveillance plane and a recently commissioned Japanese submarine rescue ship are now scanning the ocean floor in search of a downed F-35A.

Over the weekend, Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force identified the pilot of the F-35A as Maj. Akinori Hosomi. His F-35A crashed into the Pacific Ocean Tuesday evening, about 85 miles east of Misawa...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/15/submarine-rescue-ship-air-force-u-2-join-search-for-missing-japanese-pilot-f-35a

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