ASDF panel launches probe into accidental firing by F-4 jet

ASDF panel launches probe into accidental firing by F-4 jet

CHITOSE, Japan - A member of an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) panel checks an F-4 fighter jet in an investigation launched June 26 into the accidental firing the previous day by the jet of its cannon during a drill over western Hokkaido. The fighter shot by mistake 188 rounds, but no one on the ground was injured.

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