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| Date: | Sunday 18 July 2021 |
| Time: | 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  Mitsubishi SH-60J |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 300 km east of Amami-oshima island, Japan -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | destroyer JS Kaga, DDH-184 |
| destroyer JS Kaga, DDH-184 |
Two SH-60J military helicopters of Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, belonging to destroyers destroyer JS Kirisame, DD-104 and JS Kaga, DDH-184 each, contacted each other inflight while on a training flight over the Pacific Ocean at night. Both helicopters safely returned to each mother ship. There were no personal injuries. One of the main rotor blades of each SH-60J received damage.
Sources:
https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2021071900632&g=soc&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=link_back_auto
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f9071e97b165f1193fb877609387c414c960168d
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210719/k10013147691000.html?utm_int=news-social_contents_list-items_013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2021 14:04 | isamuel | Added |
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