On the 14th, the Ministry of Defense announced that it had received an explanation from the US military about the US military transport aircraft Osprey that landed at Yamagata Airport, saying that something might have happened during the flight.
The Osprey is still at the airport because it needs to be serviced.
After 5 pm on the 14th, two CV22 Ospreys belonging to the US military Yokota Air Base in Tokyo landed one after another at Yamagata Airport.
According to the Tohoku Defense Bureau, the U.S. military decided to investigate the cause, saying that there was a possibility that some trouble had occurred during the flight due to the preventive landing caused by the detection of an abnormality in one of the two aircraft. It means that I was explained that it was.
One aircraft took off on the night of the 14th, but the other aircraft is still in the tarmac due to the need for maintenance of the aircraft, and on the 15th, maintenance personnel will be dispatched from Yokota Air Base.
A man in his 50s who was visiting Yamagata for work said, "I was surprised to see the Osprey when I came because people were gathering. I'm worried about safety issues, so I hope that no accidents will occur." I was talking.