Has US military helicopter been SHOT DOWN? Aircraft crashes in Japan near North Korea

The Express ^ | 10/11/17 | Mark Chandler

[markomalley]

The helicopter came down in the Okinawa region near the village of Takamura Takae on Wednesday morning, local media reported.

Images taken from the scene showed the aircraft engulfed in a fireball with thick black smoke pouring into the sky.

The incident, which occurred shortly after US military drills over the Korean peninsula, led to speculation that North Korea could have shot down the helicopter

[2ndDivisionVet]

Grab a map and see how far Okinawa is from North Korea.

[pax_et_bonum]

No injuries, according to article.

[Psalm 73]

It's a real long way from Korea to Okinawa. So, doubtful.
But prayers up for the air crew.

[AndyJackson]

Who writes the headlines, and who posts this garbage without a parenthetical correction. The helicopter came down in Okinawa.

[jacknhoo]

974 miles - quite a distance.

[SkyDancer]

Idiot liberal reporters who haven’t a clue about anything except how to order their lattes from Starbucks.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[Pilgrim's Progress]

This thing is about to become real folks . . .

We will see if Trump is all talk or all action. I believe wholeheartedly we are going to see the latter.

Assuming, of course, that the clazy rittle Kolean had anything to do with this.

[HOYA97]

Okinawa is actually closer to Taiwan than it is to South Korea. Not sure how the Norks could have shot it down.

See map here

[Pilgrim's Progress]

The article seemed to indicate all this happened in the Korean peninsula. So much for #FakeNews.

Anyway, Trump should lob one over just for giggles.

[Obadiah]

Gosh, that was my first reaction. Geography anyone?

[Pravious]

It seems the media is recruiting reporters from grammar schools, now.

[Delta 21]

Google says over 1500 km, but I wouldnt trust Google.

[GreenHornet]

I don’t think it was shot down. If the North Koreans did shoot it down, Kim Jong-un would already be on the air bragging about it.

[C210N]

Obviously, the Norks shot at the chopper near the NK/SK border, and it limped back to Okinawa.

[alloysteel]

Geography lessons needed, maybe?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

UK writer.
Their trade is focused on the alarming...

[Conan the Librarian]

+1

[davidb56]

and refueled a half dozen times too, all while billowing out black smoke from burning hydraulic fluid and JP5 fuel.