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| Date: | Wednesday 10 September 2025 |
| Time: | c. 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  AgustaWestland AW101 (Merlin HC4) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy |
| Registration: | ZJ128 |
| MSN: | 50153 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 13 km W of Kanoya Air Field (RJFY), Kagoshima Bay -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ/RJFK) |
| HMS Prince of Wales |
A Royal Navy AgustaWestland AW101 (Merlin HC4) lost a left hand side cockpit windshield (1.5 m x 2.5 m) while flying over Kagoshima Bay, 13 km west of Kanoya Air Field. No reported injuries. No reported damage on the ships at the sea around the incident site.
An F-35B of Royal Air Force which had a problem on 10th August had finished repairs at Kagoshima Airport that day, and was returning to Prince of Wales. The helicopter had carried a F-35B pilot to Kagoshima, and was on the return flight to Prince of Wales at the time of incident.
Sources:
https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/mbc/2162895?display=1
https://news.jp/i/1338689496769659025
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20250911/k10014919241000.html
https://news.jp/i/1338785106232803948
https://scramble.nl/community/messageboard/topic?t=182724&p=1124077#p1124077
https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/wiki.php?id=535978 (related F-35B incident)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2025 18:16 | isamuel | Added |
| 10-Sep-2025 19:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Sep-2025 02:47 | isamuel | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Sep-2025 09:32 | isamuel | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Sep-2025 14:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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