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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

TOKYO, Japan, April 23 Kyodo - Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 23, 2024, after two MSDF helicopters crashed during a drill in the Pacific on April 20. (Kyodo)

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 23, 2024, after two MSDF helicopters crashed during a drill in the Pacific on April 20.

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Choppers accident in Pacific

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 23, 2024, as he comments on a crash involving two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters in the Pacific on April 20, leaving one MSDF member dead and seven others missing.

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Choppers accident in Pacific

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 23, 2024, as he comments on a crash involving two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters in the Pacific on April 20, leaving one MSDF member dead and seven others missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

IZU, Japan Kyodo -Video taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.(Kyodo)

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Search after MSDF choppers crash

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on April 22, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel searching for crew members missing after two MSDF helicopters crashed during a drill in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu island chain in the Pacific on April 20.

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Search after MSDF choppers crash

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on April 22, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel searching for crew members missing after two MSDF helicopters crashed during a drill in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu island chain in the Pacific on April 20.

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Search after MSDF choppers crash

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on April 22, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter searching for crew members missing after two MSDF helicopters crashed during a drill in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu island chain in the Pacific on April 20.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara meets the press at his ministry in Tokyo on April 22, 2024, after two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters crashed during a drill in the Pacific on April 20.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (front) meets the press at his ministry in Tokyo on April 22, 2024, after two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters crashed during a drill in the Pacific on April 20.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 21, 2024, after two MSDF helicopters crashed during a drill in the Pacific the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 21, 2024, after two MSDF helicopters crashed during a drill in the Pacific the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 21, 2024, after two MSDF helicopters crashed during a drill in the Pacific the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara meets the press in Tokyo on April 21, 2024, after two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters crashed during a drill in the Pacific the night before.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara meets the press in Tokyo on April 21, 2024, after two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters crashed during a drill in the Pacific the night before.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers apparently crash in Pacific

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara meets the press in Tokyo during the small hours of April 21, 2024, after two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters apparently crashed in the Pacific the night before.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers apparently crash in Pacific

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara meets the press in Tokyo during the small hours of April 21, 2024, after two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters apparently crashed in the Pacific the night before.