2023 Miyakojima helicopter crash · Irabu Island
On April 6, 2023, 2023 Miyakojima helicopter crash (Irabu Island). 10 people died.
- Date
- April 6, 2023
- Place
- Irabu Island
- Operator
- 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron
- Killed
- 10
- Position
- 24.881°N, 125.180°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q117460270
From Wikipedia
The 2023 Miyakojima helicopter crash was an aircraft accident that occurred on April 6, 2023, when a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Mitsubishi UH-60JA helicopter carrying 10 people, including the commander of the 8th Division, LTG Yuichi Sakamoto, went missing off the coast of Miyako-jima in Okinawa, Japan.
The helicopter, which belonged to the 8th Aviation Squadron of the 8th Division, departed the Miyakojima Sub Base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to conduct terrain reconnaissance of the island, with Lt. Gen. Sakamoto and Col. Masaichi Iyoda, commander of JGSDF Camp Miyakojima, among the 10 personnel on board. The helicopter vanished from radar at about 18 km (approx. 11 miles) northwest, just two minutes after making contact with air traffic control at Shimojishima Airport.
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