Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

Photo taken April 7, 2023, shows a Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel (L) searching for a missing Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter in waters off Miyako Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The UH-60JA multipurpose helicopter with 10 personnel aboard disappeared from radar the previous day, shortly after taking off from the island to surveil nearby land features.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001260092
  • Registered date
  • 2023/4/07 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2023 Kyodo News
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  • 3968 × 2411 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.20(MB)*
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