US military aircraft crashes in sea off Japan, at least one dead


Collected object looks-like a life raft believed belonging to the U.S. military aircraft MV-22 Osprey that crashed into the sea off Yakushima Island, Kagoshima prefecture, western Japan, is seen through a live-camera screen recorded by Japan Coast Guard vessel Takachiho, November 29, 2023, in this handout photo taken by Japan Coast Guard and provided by Japan Coast Guard. 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters - Japan Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS

(This Nov. 29 story has been corrected after a clarification from the the Yakushima Fisheries Cooperative that one person had been found, not three, in paragraph 5)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. military aircraft carrying eight people crashed into the sea in Japan on Wednesday, killing at least one crew member.

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