torsdag 6. april 2023

Helikopter med 10 ombord savnet nær Okinawa - VG / thejapantimes / ASN


Japans UH-60 serie helikoptre bygges på lisens fra Sikorsky ved Mitsubishi og leveres i flere varianter. Norge har bestilt 6 av den mariniserte versjonen Seahawk. (Red.

NHK: Japansk militærhelikopter har forsvunnet

Et helikopter tilhørende det japanske militæret fløy i nærheten av øya Miyako-jima da det forsvant fra radaren.

Den melder den japanske kringkasteren , som viser til uttalelser fra det japanske forsvarsdepartementet.

Helikopteret skal ha hatt ti mennesker om bord, herav det skal ha vært seks besetningsmedlemmer, to piloter og to mekanikere.

NHK skriver videre at fire skip skal være på vei for å lete etter helikopteret.

Øya Miyako-jima ligger nær Okinawa, et øyrike i Stillehavet sør for Japan.

UH-60 Black Hawk

SDF chopper goes missing near Okinawa with multiple members aboard

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·         Apr 6, 2023

A Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter with 10 people aboard went missing in waters off Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday, according to the Japan Coast Guard and other sources.

The UH60 multipurpose chopper disappeared from radar around 4:40 p.m. about 18 kilometers northwest of an airport in Miyako Island, the coast guard said.

The coast guard dispatched four patrol ships to nearby waters to search for the helicopter. Weather conditions were described as moderate when they arrived around 6:10 p.m.

The helicopter is based at GSDF Takayubaru camp in Kumamoto Prefecture, and was engaging in surveillance activities, according to a Defense Ministry source.

Two pilots, two mechanics and six crew were on board and all were Self-Defense Force members, the GSDF said.



Date:06-APR-2023
Time:16:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic H60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk
Owner/operator:Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage:Aircraft missing
Location:near Miyako Island -    Japan
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
A Japan Self Defence Force Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter is missing near Miyako Island. Search operations are being conducted.


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