U.S. Fighter Jet Crashes Off Northern Japan, Pilot Rescued

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U.S. Fighter Jet Crashes Off Northern Japan, Pilot Rescued

A U.S. Air Force fighter jet based in northern Japan crashed into the ocean Monday but the pilot ejected from the plane and was rescued by a local fishing boat, an official said.

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A U.S. Air Force fighter jet based in northern Japan crashed into the ocean Monday but the pilot ejected from the plane and was rescued by a local fishing boat, an official said.

Tomohiko Kakehata, a local fire department official, said the boat picked up the pilot, who was then plucked from the boat by a helicopter. Kakehata did not know where the helicopter was from or where it took the pilot.

The Air Force confirmed the crash of an F-16, but had no other details.

The jet was based at the U.S. military's Misawa Air Base, located about 350 miles north of Tokyo.

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