Japan's Defense Ministry sources say a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter has disappeared from the radar in the country's southwest.
They say the UH-60 chopper, likely with multiple SDF members onboard, was flying near the island of Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture when it vanished from the radar at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The SDF and the coast guard are searching for the helicopter, which belongs to a unit in Kumamoto Prefecture.
They say the UH-60 chopper, likely with multiple SDF members onboard, was flying near the island of Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture when it vanished from the radar at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The SDF and the coast guard are searching for the helicopter, which belongs to a unit in Kumamoto Prefecture.
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Missing Japanese military helicopter: A UH-60 chopper of the Ground Self-Defense Force, believed to carry multiple crew members, disappeared from radar near Miyakojima Island in Okinawa Prefecture at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The SDF and coast guard are conducting a search operation for
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230406_32/
Date: April 6, 2023
Created: 2023/04/06 19:04
Updated: 2025/12/09 05:18
Last Read: 2023/04/06 19:52