Japan Ministry of Defense has asked to command the US military troops on the collapse of the F-15 US aircraft, assigned to Kadena Air Base. American fighter crashed in Okinawa, falling into the water at about 80 km from Naha.
According to the latest data, American pilot performed a training flight. At the same fighter crash occurred after a few seconds after take-off. pilot ejected. On its shore brought the Japanese military defense forces. known, that during ejection the pilot broke his leg. He was taken to the hospital Foster (American occupation zone Okinawa).
The head of the prefecture of Okinawa said the following about the incident:
In my feelings have nothing, but anger. It was a direct threat to the local population. Only by sheer luck, none of the residents did not suffer.
Japanese authorities have called on the US to "responsible exercise of Flight Aviation", to have received the command of the US air base following response:
Thank you, you responded quickly and carried out search and rescue our pilot F-15 this morning.
This is not the first incident involving US military aircraft in Japan. At the same time in Tokyo, each time trying to express concern about the US, but these concerns are usually ignored in the US.
