ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137263
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 2011 |
| Time: | 10:33 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15J Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) |
| Registration: | 72-8879 |
| MSN: | 079 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 110 mi NW of Okinawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Naha Air Base (ROAH)/204 Hikotai |
| Naha Air Base (ROAH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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 Major Yuji Kawakubo (37) was not found and presumed dead.
Sources:
https://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://web.archive.org/web/20170504131237/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/2011.htm#0706
http://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/fotolife/s/saku-y/20090320/20090320094900.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| 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 | Anon. | 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] |
| 22-Aug-2016 19:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2020 19:53 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 26-Jul-2021 21:21 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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