Air Force Fighter Jet Loses 8-Pound Part During Flight Over Okinawa

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — An Air Force F-15 fighter jet lost a part Tuesday while flying over Okinawa, Japanese government officials said.

A 7-inch, 8-pound part called an “eagle claw” fell from the aircraft at approximately 10:30 a.m., a spokesman from the Okinawa Defense Bureau told Stars and Stripes by phone Wednesday. The defense bureau represents Japan’s Defense Ministry on the island.

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