ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137263
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| Date: | 05-JUL-2011 |
| Time: | 10:33am LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15J Eagle |
| Operator: | Japan Air Self-Defense Force (204 Hikotai) |
| Registration: | 72-8879 |
| C/n / msn: | 079 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 110 miles northwest of Naha, Okinawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Naha Air Base - ROAH |
| Naha Air Base - ROAH |
During a training flight the F-15J crashed in the East China Sea about 180 kilometres (110 miles) northwest of Naha city on Okinawa island.
The aircraft's speed brake and part of a wing were found about an hour later. The pilot was not found and is presumed dead. Pilot named as Major Yuji Kawakubo, aged 37.
Sources:
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/okinawa/authorities-search-for-pilot-of-downed-japanese-f-15-off-okinawa-1.148360
http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/07/101084.html
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/2011.htm#0706
http://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/fotolife/s/saku-y/20090320/20090320094900.jpg (photo)
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2011 02:45 | Dmitriy | Added |
| 05-Jul-2011 03:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2011 00:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 07-Jul-2011 02:28 | 87.244.27.115 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2011 13:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 13-Jul-2011 01:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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