(FILES):This October 26, 2010 photograph courtesy of the US Air Force shows a US Navy F-18 Super Hornet from Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA, taking off for a training mission during the 2010 Falcon Air Meet at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Azraq,  Jordan. - Two US Marine Corps aircraft crashed during a refueling operation off the coast of Japan, a US defense official told AFP on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. The planes involved were an F-18 fighter and a C-130 tanker, the official said.
In a statement, the Marine Corps said the planes had taken off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in southern Japan. Search and rescue operations were underway following a &quot;mishap.&quot; (Photo by Wolfram M. Stumpf / US AIR FORCE / AFP) / == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE  / MANDATORY CREDIT:  &quot;AFP PHOTO /  US AIR FORCE / Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf&quot; / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS /  DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS  ==