TOKYO, May 14 – A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) T-4 trainer jet crashed into a pond in Aichi Prefecture on Wednesday, leaving two crew members missing.

The T-4 took off from Komaki Air Base at 3:06 p.m. local time and disappeared from radar around 3:08 p.m., northeast of the base, national broadcaster NHK reported.

Local fire departments reported receiving emergency calls stating that an aircraft-like object had crashed into a pond in the area.

Parts of the aircraft were found around Iruka Pond, but as of 8:00 p.m., the two crew members on board had not been located. No injuries have been reported in the surrounding area.

An oil slick has been observed on the northern side of Iruka Pond, and the Self-Defense Forces and police are continuing their search for the two crew members while investigating the details of the incident.

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