55 years since the crash of the U.S. military aircraft
A commemorative festival was held on the 7th of the accident site on the 7th, before the American military fighter crashed in Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and the 55th anniversary of the death of 5 people. I was broken.
On September 8, 1959, 55 years ago, a US Navy fighter plane that took off the Atsugi base in Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture, caused an engine problem and crashed at a local ironworks, killing five employees. did.
The accident site then became a state-owned land, and usually it is not possible to enter freely. .
Participants raised their incense sticks one by one and then gathered their hands quietly in memory of the five victims.
Mr. Yoshio Kanno, who lost three older brothers in this accident when he was in the first grade of junior high school, said, “The sadness of my brother ’s precious lives being taken away in an instant has not healed even after half a century. I want you not to get up. "
The support group has been signing for three years so that many people, including the bereaved, can visit the accident site freely and worship.
Regarding this, the South Kanto Defense Bureau, which has jurisdiction over the field, says that if there is a request from the local Yamato city to use it for public purposes, such as using the land as a memorial park, we will also consider permitting it free of charge. .