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| Date: | Monday 14 May 2018 |
| Time: | noon |
| Type: |  Boeing EA-18G Growler |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Hyakuri Air Base (IBR/RJAH) -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM/PGUA) ?, Guam, USA |
| Misawa Air Base (MSJ/RJSM), Japan |
Two EA-18G Growlers made diversion to Hyakuri Air Base. One of three Growlers in a formation suffered a fuel emergency en route from Guam (probably Anderson) to Misawa. The second EA-18G accompanied the troubled one and also landed at Hyakuri, and the third one continued to Misawa. There were no reported injuries.
Sources:
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180514-00000094-jij-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180514-00000060-mai-soci
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2018 16:55 | isamuel | Added |
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