Japan Air Self-Defense Force: Apparent remains of aircrew members found
The T-4 plane plunged into Lake Iruka, shortly after taking off from Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture on Wednesday.
The ASDF says it made the discovery during a search in and around the crash site on Friday. It says the recovered remains appear to belong to the personnel who were on board the aircraft.
The ASDF says the partial human remains were taken to the Komaki Air Base for confirmation.
The ASDF also says it found what is believed to be the aircraft's engine on Thursday, in addition to pieces of the fuselage that were recovered earlier.
The T-4 plane is said to have sharply lost altitude shortly after takeoff. The ASDF will collect debris from the crash site and analyze them to investigate the cause of the incident.
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