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RIP: 2 US warplanes crash off Japan; 2 rescued, 5 missing |5 remaining Marines from aviation mishap declared dead, search ends
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[quote:khoisansun:MV8zOTQwOTUwXzcxMTgwNDk4XzlGM0U4N0E3] Isn't it the anniversary of Pearl Harbour. Karma is a bitch. [/quote]
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A Marine refueling plane and a fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan’s southwestern coast after a midair collision early Thursday, and rescuers found one of the seven crew members in stable condition while searching for the others, officials said.
The U.S. Marine Corps said that the 2 a.m. crash involved an F/A-18 fighter jet and a KC-130 refueling aircraft during regular training after the planes took off from their base in Iwakuni, near Hiroshima in western Japan.
The crash took place 320 kilometers (200 miles) off the coast.
two crew members were in the F/A-18, and five others in the KC-130. they collided and crashed into the sea
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