2 Japan Air Self-Defense Force Stealth Fighters Make Emergency Landings at Aomori Airport, Temporarily Closing Runway
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Aomori Airport in September 2008
13:30 JST, June 3, 2024
AOMORI – Two F35A stealth fighters belonging to the Air Self-Defense Force’s Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture made emergency landings one after another at Aomori Airport in Aomori at around 9 a.m. on Monday. No injuries were reported.
The airport’s runway was closed from 8:58 a.m. to 9:16 a.m., however, this did not cause major disruption.
Misawa Air Base officials are investigating the cause.
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