A T-4 training jet of the same model as one which went missing in Aichi Prefecture on Wednesday. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun file
TOKYO: A Japanese military training plane crashed near a lake shortly after takeoff with two people on board, authorities said on Wednesday (May 14).
"A T-4 training aircraft that belongs to the Air Self-Defence Force crashed at 3.08pm (0608 GMT) after radar lost (it) near a lake... after taking off at Komaki Air Base" in central Japan, Defence Minister Gen Nakatani told reporters.
