Japan's Defense Ministry says a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter has disappeared from radar in the country's southwest.
Ministry officials say the UH-60JA multipurpose chopper, with 10 people on board, was flying near the island of Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture when it vanished from radar at around 4:33 p.m. on Thursday.
The SDF and the Coast Guard are searching for the helicopter, which belongs to a unit in Kumamoto Prefecture.
The officials say the helicopter took off from Miyakojima before 4 p.m. and was scheduled to return to the island after 5 p.m.
Ministry officials say the UH-60JA multipurpose chopper, with 10 people on board, was flying near the island of Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture when it vanished from radar at around 4:33 p.m. on Thursday.
The SDF and the Coast Guard are searching for the helicopter, which belongs to a unit in Kumamoto Prefecture.
The officials say the helicopter took off from Miyakojima before 4 p.m. and was scheduled to return to the island after 5 p.m.
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Summary
Japan's Defense Ministry reports a missing UH-60JA multipurpose helicopter with 10 people on board in Okinawa Prefecture. The helicopter vanished from radar near Miyakojima at approximately 4:33 p.m. on Thursday. The Ground Self-Defense Force and Coast Guard are currently conducting a search
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230406_34/
Date: April 6, 2023
Created: 2023/04/07 07:20
Updated: 2025/12/09 05:17
Last Read: 2023/04/07 07:23