Tag Archives: Maj. Akinori Hosomi

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) said on June 10 that pilot vertigo was the likely cause of one its fifth-generation Lockheed Martin Lightning II F-35A Joint Strike Fighters crashing into the Pacific Ocean off northern Japan more than two months ago. A JASDF report notes that the aircraft’s pilot, …

on April 9, 2019, Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jet reportedly crashes over Pacific Two months after the crash the Remains of the pilot of Japan Air Self-Defense Force have been retrieved from the ocean. The remains were found Wednesday and identified as those of Maj. Akinori …