Air Self-Defense Force jet crashes in central Japan, says government

Two personnel aboard training craft that disappeared from radar after leaving air base

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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force training plane has crashed into a lake in the city of Inuyama in Aichi prefecture. © Kyodo

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japan Air Self-Defense Force training plane crashed shortly after taking off from a base in central Japan, the government said Wednesday.

Two personnel were aboard the T-4 jet that disappeared from radar after leaving Komaki Air Base in Aichi prefecture, according to the Defense Ministry.

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