CORRECTED: 2 U.S. F-16 fighters make emergency landing on Okinawa island

CORRECTED: 2 U.S. F-16 fighters make emergency landing on Okinawa island

Photo taken on April 8, 2023, at Shimojishima airport on Japan's Shimojishima Island in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, shows one of two U.S. military F-16 fighter jets that made emergency landings earlier in the day. One of the planes developed an engine problem over waters about 60 kilometers south of Okinawa's Miyako Island, according to Japan's Defense Ministry.

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