Japanese Air Self Defense Force investigators say they have found a small section of wing of a Lockheed Martin F-35 that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern Japan on Wednesday. Now the daunting task of recovering the secretive jet and its pilot from the sea floor begins as searchers ponder whether to hire a marine salvage firm with submersible craft able to reach the wreckage.
Investigators Begin Search for Wreckage after F-35 Crash in Japan
Key Takeaways:
- A Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-35 stealth fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean, with investigators recovering a small section of its wing.
- The focus is now on the challenging recovery of the secretive jet, its pilot, and the flight data recorder from the deep seafloor to determine the cause.
- The crash occurred during a nighttime training flight with no distress call, prompting Japan to ground its F-35A fleet as an international investigation begins.
- This incident marks the second F-35 crash globally, and the downed jet was reportedly the first assembled by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
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