Window falls from U.S. military chopper onto Okinawa school grounds

Window falls from U.S. military chopper onto Okinawa school grounds

A CH-53E helicopter, with a tarpaulin affixed to its left window, is seen parked at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2017. A metal-framed window weighing almost 8 kilograms fell from an aircraft onto the sports ground of a nearby elementary school the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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