Yokota base Osprey parts fall or U.S. forces request to stop flight such as Tokyo June 18 20:53
It was found that some of the parts of the US Air Force Osprey deployed at the Yokota base in Tokyo had disappeared after the flight, and it seems that they had fallen, so the city and surrounding local governments should investigate the cause and respond to prevent recurrence. I asked the U.S. Army not to fly the Osprey until it was taken.
According to Tokyo etc., about 5 pm on the 16th, when the Osprey belonging to the US Air Force's Yokota base carried out an inspection after the flight, some parts were missing, and the information that the place of fall is unknown is 17th Sent from the North Kanto Defense Bureau to the city and surrounding municipalities.
This part is a part of the searchlight for illuminating the ground below the aircraft, and it is about 16 cm in length and width, about 10 cm in height, and weighs about 450 g.
A council formed by six cities and towns around Tokyo and the base said that the fall of parts could lead to a serious accident involving human life, and on the 18th, it investigated the cause to the US Air Force at Yokota base, We requested that we prevent recurrence and that we do not fly the Osprey until a response is taken.
The council confirmed that Osprey continued to fly in the vicinity even after the parts were exhausted, and the request says "extremely regrettable and protest severely."
According to the council, it is the first time that it has become apparent that parts have disappeared since Osprey was deployed at Yokota Air Base.