US Military Planes Collide in Mid-air Near JapanTwo US military planes collided in mid-air over the Sea of Japan off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Monday, a Japanese coast guard spokesman said.It was not immediately known what kind of military planes or how many personnel were involved in the accident. The Japanese coast guard said it dispatched three patrol boats and three aircraft to the scene of the accident in waters west of Hakodate on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido, 700 km (438 miles) north of Tokyo. The mid-air collision occurred during joint military exercises by Japanese and US forces. |
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