Search and rescue operations are underway after a US Air Force osprey crashed while performing a routine training mission off the coast of Yakushima Island.

US correspondent Mitch McCann told Tim Dower that this is not the first time this type of aircraft has fatally crashed.

He says that so far, one crew member is confirmed dead while the other five are still unaccounted for.

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Search and rescue operations are underway after a US Air Force osprey crashed while performing a routine training mission off the coast of Yakushima Island. 
US correspondent Mitch McCann told Tim Dower that this is not the first time this type of aircraft has fatally crashed. 
He says that so far, one crew member is confirmed dead while the other five are still unaccounted for. 
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