Five Missing US Marines Declared Dead after Air Crash Off Japanese Coast

Nearly a week after two U.S. Marine Corps aircraft collided in mid-air off the Japanese coast and crashed in the Pacific Ocean, the search for five missing crew members have been called off. All five Marines have been declared dead.  The tragedy occurred last Thursday as an F/A-18 fighter jet and a KC-130 refueling plane were taking part in a routine refueling training mission near Muroto Cape on Shikoku island. Two pilots of the F/A-18 fighter jet were rescued after the accident,...

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