A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A soars over Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 2, 2017. Brittany Chase/U.S. Air Force
Business Insider: The US says it's done searching for Japan's F-35 that disappeared in the Pacific
* The US has decided to end its search for the missing Japanese F-35 that disappeared in the Pacific a month ago.
* The US sent a destroyer, maritime patrol aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, and a salvage team to search for the fifth-generation stealth fighter.
* While US support has ended, Japan intends to continue looking for the missing aircraft and its pilot.
The US military announced it is calling off its search for an F-35 stealth fighter that disappeared in the Pacific this time last month.
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Joint Strike Fighter piloted by Maj. Akinori Hosomi mysteriously vanished from radar on April 9, the first time this version of the F-35 has crashed. The US sent the destroyer USS Stethem, P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, and a U-2 spy plane to assist Japan in its search for the fifth-generation fighter and its pilot. Later, a US Navy salvage team joined the hunt.
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More News On The U.S. Ending Its Search For Japanese F-35
US Navy abandons salvage mission for Japanese F-35A fighter jet with pilot still missing and presumed dead -- SCMP
US Ends Search for Japanese F-35 that Crashed in April -- Military.com/AP
US ends support for Japan crashed fighter jet search -- AFP
U.S. Navy Ends its Search for Downed Japanese F-35A -- USNI News
U.S. Navy Stops Looking For Japan's Crashed F-35 Fighter That Remains Largely Unrecovered -- Warzone/The Drive
Navy ends support of Japanese search for F-35A stealth fighter, pilot -- Stars and Stripes
U.S. Navy has ended assistance in Japan's search for a stealth fighter jet -- Yahoo News
