Japan resumes F-35A flights after fatal crash

Japan resumes F-35A flights after fatal crash

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2019, shows Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-35A stealth fighter jets at their base in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Japan resumed flights of the aircraft the same day, after having suspended them since a fatal crash in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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