Part of wreckage of sunken Japan GSDF chopper recovered

Part of wreckage of sunken Japan GSDF chopper recovered

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 2, 2023, shows a major part of the wreckage of a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter on a salvage vessel after its recovery from the seabed off Miyako Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa. The GSDF helicopter went missing with 10 personnel on board on April 6.

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  • 2023/5/02 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2023 Kyodo News
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