Antonov arrives at Kadena en route to recover U.S. spy plane

NAHA, Japan - A Russian-made Antonov-124 airplane chartered by the United States prepares June 15 at Kadena air base in Okinawa Prefecture to leave for China's Hainan Island. The heavy-lift plane is to recover the U.S. Navy's EP-3 spy plane, which will be dissembled before being loaded for the trip back to the U.S.

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