U.S. military chopper bursts into flames on landing in Okinawa

U.S. military chopper bursts into flames on landing in Okinawa

Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2017, from a Kyodo News plane shows a wrecked U.S. CH-53E transport helicopter that burst into flames the previous day near the military's training area in the northern part of Okinawa's main island. The chopper made an emergency landing on grazing land due to a fire that broke out in midair, according to the U.S. Marines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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