A Japan Ground Self-Defence Force UH-60 helicopter, carrying several GSDF members, disappeared near Miyakojima on April 6, 2023. -YOMIURI SHIMBUN
TOKYO (AFP): A Japanese military helicopter with 10 people on board disappeared from radar on Thursday (April 6) near an island in the southern prefecture of Okinawa, according to an army spokesperson and media reports.
The aircraft went missing around 4.30 pm (0730 GMT), with the Ground Self-Defense Forces scrambling to assess the situation and gather information, the official said without elaborating.
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