A Maritime Self-Defense Force transport airplane on Monday overshot a runway, crashed into a fence and came to a stop in a rice paddy at the MSDF Ozuki base in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Defense Ministry officials said.
There were no injuries or fires during the 12:40 p.m. accident, the officials said.
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