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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 2015 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60M Blackhawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | 10-20274 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USNS Red Cloud, 35km east of Kadena Air Base (DNA/RODN) -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USNS Red Cloud |
The UH-60 (reported by some to be a UH-60M of the 160 SOAF) crashed on the deck of a ship in the Pacific ocean, off shore of Nago city and Uruma city, Okinawa prefecture, Japan. All 17 occupants were rescued, seven injured. It is reported that the helicopter attempted to land on Military Sealift Command vessel USNS Red Cloud, but failed. Registration "20274" visible in image on Aviationist website.
Sources:
https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/black-hawk-copter-crashes-off-okinawa-all-aboard-rescued-1.362506
http://web.archive.org/web/20150816105809/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20150812/k10010187691000.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20150815001007/http://news.tbs.co.jp:80/newseye/tbs_newseye2561493.html
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20150812-00050069-yom-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20150812-00000039-asahi-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20150812-00000070-jij-soci
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Red_Cloud_(T-AKR-313)
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-international/US-Military-Blackhawk-Helicopter-Okinawa-Japan-321525371.html
https://www.navytimes.com/story/news/world/2015/08/12/us-military-helicopter-crashes/31519183/
https://theaviationist.com/2015/08/12/160th-soar-mh-60m-covered-crash/
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1984.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2015 09:44 | isamuel | Added |
| 12-Aug-2015 10:39 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 12-Aug-2015 12:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2015 12:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2015 12:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, ] |
| 12-Aug-2015 15:11 | Iceman29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 12-Aug-2015 17:48 | Iceman29 | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 13-Aug-2015 16:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2015 12:02 | El_serj | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 17-Nov-2022 17:07 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 30-Jul-2024 08:27 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Narrative, ] |
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