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Bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper carried to base

A Japan Self-Defense Forces chopper carrying bodies recovered from a crashed SDF helicopter lands at the Air Self-Defense Force base in Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 18, 2023. Five bodies and part of the UH-60JA helicopter, which went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the island, were located on April 16.

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MSDF ship on mission to recover bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine rescue ship Chihaya is pictured from Okinawa Prefecture's Ikema Island on April 17, 2023. Five bodies and part of the SDF UH-60JA helicopter, which went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the southern prefecture, were located a day earlier.

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Bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper carried to base

Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel carry bodies and other items recovered from a crashed SDF helicopter in the Air Self-Defense Force base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, on April 18, 2023. The UH-60JA helicopter went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the southern island, five bodies and part of the aircraft were located on April 16.

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Recovery of bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper

Personnel from Japan's Self-Defense Forces on April 16, 2023, in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, are seen transporting items found in the search for an SDF UH-60JA helicopter that went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the southern prefecture. Five bodies and part of the chopper were located earlier in the day.

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Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

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

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Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

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

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Search for missing Japan SDF chopper

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

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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.