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http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2011/07/ap-japan-grounds-f15-fleet-after-crash-070611/
apan grounds F-15 fighter fleet after crash
By Eric Talmadge - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jul 6, 2011 5:50:29 EDT
<form id="hidden"> </form> TOKYO — Japan has grounded its entire F-15 fighter fleet following the crash of one of the jets into the East China Sea, officials said Wednesday.
Japan's Defense Ministry ordered the fleet to remain on the ground pending an investigation into the cause of the crash Tuesday, when an F-15 based on the island of Okinawa went down during a routine training mission.
The pilot of the jet remains missing and about a half dozen naval ships have been mobilized in a search for him, the ministry said in a statement. Debris from the jet's tail has been spotted in the ocean. It was not known if the pilot was able to eject before the crash.
Japan, with 202 F-15 fighters, is the biggest foreign user of the popular U.S.-designed planes but is currently looking for a newer aircraft to replace its aging fleet.
Though many upgrades and changes to the planes have been made over the years, F-15 fighters have been in service since the early 1970s and are increasingly expensive to maintain. The United States, which also relies heavily on the aircraft, is planning to phase out its F-15s in favor of the more advanced F-35 and F-22.
The Japanese versions of the plane, originally built by McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing, are produced domestically under a license by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
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http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/110706/1/2ukxp.html
F15墜毀後 日本停飛F15戰機
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</label> 更新日期:<q>2011/07/06 18:25</q>
日本航空自衛隊一架F15戰機 昨天墜毀，日本軍方因此要求在日本服役的所有F-15停飛，直到軍方查出墜機原因。
昨天日本航空自衛隊一名飛行員，駕駛一架F15戰機從琉球基地起飛，進行飛行訓練，訓練過程中與地面失去聯繫，日本派出十幾艘軍艦在海面搜尋，已經發現部分飛機殘骸，但還沒找到飛行員。
日本軍方擁有202架F15戰機，是美國以外擁有最多F15戰機的國家。
apan grounds F-15 fighter fleet after crash
By Eric Talmadge - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jul 6, 2011 5:50:29 EDT
<form id="hidden"> </form> TOKYO — Japan has grounded its entire F-15 fighter fleet following the crash of one of the jets into the East China Sea, officials said Wednesday.
Japan's Defense Ministry ordered the fleet to remain on the ground pending an investigation into the cause of the crash Tuesday, when an F-15 based on the island of Okinawa went down during a routine training mission.
The pilot of the jet remains missing and about a half dozen naval ships have been mobilized in a search for him, the ministry said in a statement. Debris from the jet's tail has been spotted in the ocean. It was not known if the pilot was able to eject before the crash.
Japan, with 202 F-15 fighters, is the biggest foreign user of the popular U.S.-designed planes but is currently looking for a newer aircraft to replace its aging fleet.
Though many upgrades and changes to the planes have been made over the years, F-15 fighters have been in service since the early 1970s and are increasingly expensive to maintain. The United States, which also relies heavily on the aircraft, is planning to phase out its F-15s in favor of the more advanced F-35 and F-22.
The Japanese versions of the plane, originally built by McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing, are produced domestically under a license by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
<hr>
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/110706/1/2ukxp.html
F15墜毀後 日本停飛F15戰機
<label>
</label> 更新日期:<q>2011/07/06 18:25</q> 日本航空自衛隊一架F15戰機 昨天墜毀，日本軍方因此要求在日本服役的所有F-15停飛，直到軍方查出墜機原因。
昨天日本航空自衛隊一名飛行員，駕駛一架F15戰機從琉球基地起飛，進行飛行訓練，訓練過程中與地面失去聯繫，日本派出十幾艘軍艦在海面搜尋，已經發現部分飛機殘骸，但還沒找到飛行員。
日本軍方擁有202架F15戰機，是美國以外擁有最多F15戰機的國家。
