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US F-15 resumed flights after the crash in Japan

F-15 US fighter jets, based in Japan, resumed training flights after the crash of this type on Monday, Kyodo agency reports.

Американские F-15 возобновили полёты в Японии после крушения

The newspaper reminds, that on Monday the F-15 US Air Force, stationed at Kadena on Okinawa, I fell into the sea 80 kilometers from Naha city - the administrative center of the prefecture. The flight was a training, the plane crashed shortly after takeoff. The pilot ejected and was rescued by the Japanese military. He suffered a broken leg, his life is out of danger.

The Japanese command required by our American colleagues to take exhaustive measures, exclude such incidents in the future.

The press service of Kadena Air Base reported, that experts have examined all available fighters F-15 for the last day. "We are confident that, that they are functioning properly and are safe for continued training ", - said in a release.

Recall, located in Okinawa around 70% US military facilities, stationed in Japan. As for Kadeny, it is the largest American air base outside the US.

This is not the first F-15, crashed in Okinawa region - with 2002 year there were four similar incidents.

F-15 "Eagle" - an all-weather fourth-generation fighter, handed over in operation in 1976 year, It has more than a dozen versions.

                          
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