Japan navy helicopters: Crew missing after deadly Pacific crash


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www.myjoyonline.com— One Japanese naval crewman has died and seven others are missing after two helicopters crashed during a night-time drill in the Pacific Ocean. The twin-engine Mitsubishi SH-60Ks were on anti-submarine training near the Izu Islands, 600km (372 miles) south of Tokyo, officials said. Two flight recorders were discovered close to each other as was debris […]

Time—2 Japanese Navy Helicopters Crash In the Pacific Ocean: One Dead and Seven Missing. Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during nighttime training.

WKBN.com—2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean during training, leaving 1 dead and 7 missing. TOKYO (AP) — Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during nighttime training in a possible collision, leaving one dead while rescuers on Sunday searched for seven others missing, the defense minister said. The two SH-60K choppers from the Maritime Self-Defense Force were carrying four crew []

The Washington Times—2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean during training, leaving 1 dead and 7 missing. Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during nighttime training in a possible collision, leaving one dead while rescuers on Sunday searched for seven others missing, the defense minister said.