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Old 7th Jun 2019, 01:32
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jolihokistix
 
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Strange timing, when just yesterday they announced that the search for the ditched F-35A by the remaining parties has been called off 'for all intents and purposes'.
Today they summarize the search so far, mentioning for the very first time, as far as I know, that they found part of the pilot, changing his status from missing to deceased.
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2...000-abema-soci

4月に青森県沖で墜落した航空自衛隊のF35A戦闘機について、岩屋防衛大臣は行方不明になっていたパイロットの遺体の一部を発 見したと発表した。岩屋防衛大臣は、F35Aの部品が散在していた海域から、パイロットの体の一部とみられるものを発見したと明 らかにし、死亡と判断したということだ。最新鋭のステルス戦闘機F35Aの墜落事故を巡っては、自衛隊が周辺海域で捜索を続けて きた。これまでにエンジンや主翼の一部を発見したが、フライトレコーダーは見つかっていない。機体の捜索は事実上打ち切りとなっ ている。
(AbemaTV/『AbemaNews』より)It adds that they found part of the tail, and the engine, but not the flight recorder. (Yes, the Japanese is not clear about whether they found the whole engine or part of it. Possibly the whole engine. I have kept the ambiguity in the translation.)

Just placing the gist here in case the news self-destructs as usual. Complete translation provided if anyone requests, though we will be little the wiser.
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