Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Black Hawk "Hard Landing" on USNS Red Cloud in Japan

U.S. Military Helicopter Crashes Off Japan's Okinawa; 7 Injured
NBC News
by ARATA YAMAMOTO and CASSANDRA VINOGRAD
AUG 12 2015, 5:47 AM ET

TOKYO — A U.S. military helicopter crash landed off the Japanese island of Okinawa on Wednesday, leaving seven people injured.

The UH-60 Black Hawk performed a "hard-deck landing" on the USNS Red Cloud, the U.S. Pacific Command said. Aerial footage broadcast by NHK showed the chopper with part of its tail broken off.

Of the 17 people on board, seven were injured and transported to a U.S. naval hospital on Okinawa, according to the U.S. Pacific Command. It previously said six people were injured but then revised the figure.
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