Japan retrieves body of one of two service members whose training plane crashed

Firefighters gather for a search operation after a Japanese air force plane crashed after taking off on a training flight, at a pond in Inuyama, central Japan (Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese defence officials said they have recovered the remains of one of two crew members who went missing after their military training aircraft crashed earlier this week.

The air force T-4 aircraft carrying two service members crashed into a reservoir on Wednesday, minutes after taking off from Komaki Air Base in the central Japanese prefecture of Aichi.