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| Date: | Tuesday 27 August 2019 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53E Sea Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 8 km east of Okinawa island -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A CH-53E of USMC, belonging to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (ROTM), lost a window (measuring 58cm x 47cm, weights 1 kg) inflight over the Pacific Ocean at 8 km east of Okinawa island, Japan. No damages on the surface were reported.
The occurrence was reported from USMC to the Ministry of Defense, Japan at the night of 28th August, and Okinawa Defense Bureau informed the incident to Okinawa Prefecture Government at the evening of 29th August.
Sources:
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190829-00000075-mai-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190829-00000157-kyodonews-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190829-00000081-asahi-soci
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2019 05:37 | isamuel | Added |
| 23-May-2023 11:06 | Nepa | Updated |
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