All 4 crew members killed in GSDF chopper crash in Tokunoshima

All 4 crew members killed in GSDF chopper crash in Tokunoshima

TOKUNOSHIMA, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel check the scene where a Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47 helicopter crashed late March 30 near the peak of Mt. Amagi in Tokunoshima Island, part of the Amami island chain off southern Kagoshima. All four crew members were killed. (Kyodo)

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