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Friday, January 10, 2014

Small piece of F/A-18E falls off mid-air, striking vehicle near Atsugi

F/A-18E Super HornetA Navy F/A-18E jet fighter dropped a small piece of metal in mid-air that struck a parked vehicle near Naval Air Facility Atsugi on Thursday, base officials said.

The jet had its wheels down over Ayase City, within 2 miles of the air base, when the piece, weighing about 6 ounces and measuring about 1-by-7 inches, fell out of the sky just after 2:30 p.m., Atsugi base spokesman Greg Kuntz said Friday.

The incident did not cause any injuries, and the aircraft landed safely afterward.

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