12dec2017 pics: Marines CH-53 again drops a part in Okinawa.

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12dec2017 pics: Marines CH-53 again drops a part in Okinawa.

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Sloppy... :twisted:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42335091
It is a windowframe this time.
Part of a US helicopter has crashed on a school in Okinawa, Japan, renewing tensions with the local population.

The window dropped on the school grounds, slightly injuring one boy, news agency Kyodo said.

The US military confirmed in a statement that the window of one of its helicopters fell onto the sports ground of an elementary school outside the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
CH-53E Window Falls Off During Flight

17-032 | Dec. 12, 2017

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan —
At 10:09 am today, a CH-53E window fell onto the sports field of Daini Futenma Elementary School outside of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The aircraft immediately returned to MCAS Futenma and reported the incident.
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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