Tokyo, 1 February, /AJMEDIA/
Search operations continued Tuesday after an Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jet with a crew of two disappeared from radar the previous evening over the Sea of Japan.
The ASDF, the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the coast guard have mobilized search planes, helicopters and vessels off Komatsu Air Base in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa.
Part of the fighter and lifesaving equipment has been spotted floating about 5 kilometers off the base.
The fighter was on its way for training when it disappeared from radar soon after takeoff around 5:30 p.m. Monday.
