Man rides test flight of late brother's helicopter for NPO

Man rides test flight of late brother's helicopter for NPO

Akira Shirayama stands by a helicopter, dubbed a "miracle pine tree" after the tree that survived the devastating 2011 tsunami, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 3, 2015, following a ceremonial test flight on which he rode. His brother, Hiroshi, acquired a helicopter pilot license and set up an NPO with his friends for charitable activities following the disaster but killed himself at age 50 in the fall of 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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