Originally Posted by
sitigeltfel
The pilot was picked up an hour later by the ASDF and is reported to have suffered a broken leg
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/20...rtain-sources/
The aircraft just happened to drop into the sea today,” said Kadena Mayor Hiroshi Toyama, implying it could have come down somewhere else and caused even more damage.
Um... OK!
Every incident involving a US aircraft in Japan gets the "Oh my God! This could have crashed into a school!!!" and every US basing/troop decision gets the "Oh my God, they will assualt our daughters!!" claim. When it involves a Japanese aircraft/base/ship, not so much.....