JAPAN
Friendly Fire Incidents
Japan Air Self-Defense Force (航空自衛隊 / Kōkū Jieitai)
NAME VICTORIES UNIT AIRFORCE Junya, Hino 1 303rd Hikoutai 6th Kokudan Komatsu AFB JASDF
Comments:
- JASDF : Japan Air Self-Defense Force (航空自衛隊 / Kōkū Jieitai)
- On 22 November 1995 an F-15J crashed after Cpt. Higuchi Tatsumi was shot down by an AIM-9L sidewinder fired by another JASDF F-15 flown by Cpt. Hino Junya during air-to-air combat training, he called 'Safe' when firing for the 'Kill' Tatsumi ejected and was picked up safe.
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
Sources & Literature
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- F-15 Eagle, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-15.
