LOSSES

摘要

A US Air Force MQ-1B remotely piloted aircraft crashed in a field in Adana, Turkey, shortly after taking off from Incirlik Air Base on August 17. MCH-101 serial 8193 (c/n KHI08) operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force was heavily damaged when it rolled over while landing at Iwakuni Air Base in Yamaguchi Prefecture on August 17. Three personnel among the eight passengers and crew suffered minor injuries. The helicopter, which was detached to the icebreaker Shirase (AGB 5003), was carrying an external load at the time.