A Marine refueling plane and a fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan’s southwestern coast after colliding early Thursday, killing one crew member, injuring another and prompting a search for five more apparently lost at sea, the Marine Corps confirmed.
The rescued Marine was in fair condition.
Search and rescue operations continue for the five remaining
Marines who were aboard the KC-130 Hercules refueling plane and F/A-18 Hornet
fighter when the accident occurred about
The Navy is flying a P-8A reconnaissance plane to search for the missing Marines. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and Japanese Coast Guard were also assisting the search.
President Donald Trump expressed his support for the
The crash adds to a growing list of accidents involving American military aircraft in recent years.
A KC-130 refueling plane crashed July 10,