Mid-air contact between two JASDF F-2 fighters

Two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighters made contact with each other during a training flight on Apr. 21.

F-2A @ Tsuiki 築城航空祭2008 (3089588690)
Yamaguchi Yoshiaki from Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons


The incident took place near Mt. Hanao at 3:05 p.m. local time. There were three people aboard both jets. It was reported that the nose of one jet made contact with the vertical stablizer of the other aircraft and knock off one of the lights.

Both planes landed safely one hour later.

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