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'He Was The Best': US Airman From Pittsfield, Dad of 2, Killed In Aircraft Crash In Japan 'He Was The Best': US Airman From Pittsfield, Dad of 2, Killed In Aircraft Crash In Japan
'He Was The Best': US Airman From Pittsfield, Dad of 2, Killed In Aircraft Crash In Japan A US Airman from Berkshire County was one of eight servicemembers who died this week when an Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan during a routine training exercise, the Pittsfield Police Department confirmed on Friday, Dec. 1.  Jacob "Jake" Galliher, a 24-year-old father of two from Pittsfield, was aboard the aircraft that went down near the island of Yakushima on Wednesday. The bodies of the seven other crew members who were killed have not been found, the US Air Force said Friday.  It's unclear what caused the Osprey to crash, but a witness told investigators the…

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