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Human error by the crew of the destroyer Yuguri, and not mechanical failure, was responsible for the June 4 shootdown of a U.S. Navy A-6E Intruder, according to Japan's chief of naval operations. The A-6E was towing a target for ship-to-air gunnery practice during the Rimpac exercises. Its crew...

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