JGSDF OH-1 ditched and sank

[Uni]

An OH-1 (S/N?) ditched and sank off Wakayama airport(Wakayama pref.) on 17 Feb., 2015.
The 2 crew were evacuated safety after ditching.
The chopper belonged to JGSDF Yao and had some T&G trainings around the Wakayama airport.

[Uni]

Salvaged on 21 Feb. and brought to JGSDF Yao on 22 Feb..
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2015022 ... 11000.html

[Uni]

There are no official announcement by now, but it ssemes the S/N is 32634 / MH.
In these two years, there were two OH-1s at JGSDF Yao and they were 32633 and 32634.
I saw some photos of the salvage, I can read "4" as the most right number.

http://www.sankei.com/photo/story/news/ ... 04-n1.html
http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20150221 ... tml?inb=ra

[Stratofreighter]

Well, the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force can add a "new" ground instruction airframe now...