A window dropped from the US military helicopter into the sea.
On the 27th, a large helicopter at the US Army Futenma base revealed that a window had fallen on the sea east of the main island of Okinawa. The aircraft of the same type as this helicopter has been causing accidents and troubles such as a window falling to the ground of an elementary school in Ginowan City in December, and the local reaction is likely to strengthen.
According to the Okinawa Defense Bureau, on the 27th, a window fell from the CH53 helicopter deployed at the US Army Futenma Base, about 8 kilometers east of the main island of Okinawa.
The fallen window is about 60 cm long and 50 cm wide and weighs 1 kilogram, so far there is no damage information.
The Okinawa Defense Bureau is inquiring the US military about the detailed situation.
From the aircraft of the same type as this helicopter, a window dropped on the ground of an elementary school in Ginowan City in December, and in June, parts and objects dropped on a tennis court in a junior high school in Urasoe City. The local reaction is likely to increase.