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Has US military helicopter been SHOT DOWN? Aircraft crashes in Japan near North Korea
The Express ^
| 10/11/17
| Mark Chandler
Posted on 10/11/2017 7:44:02 AM PDT by 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
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: helicoptercrash; shootdown; trumpasia
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To: markomalley
Grab a map and see how far Okinawa is from North Korea.
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posted on
10/11/2017 7:47:52 AM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
To: markomalley
No injuries, according to article.
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posted on
10/11/2017 7:49:10 AM PDT
by
pax_et_bonum
(Never Forget the SEALs of Extortion 17 - and God Bless The United States of America.)
To: markomalley
It's a real long way from Korea to Okinawa. So, doubtful.
But prayers up for the air crew.
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posted on
10/11/2017 7:49:16 AM PDT
by
Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Who writes the headlines, and who posts this garbage without a parenthetical correction. The helicopter came down in Okinawa.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
974 miles - quite a distance.
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posted on
10/11/2017 7:50:05 AM PDT
by
jacknhoo
(Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
To: AndyJackson
Idiot liberal reporters who haven’t a clue about anything except how to order their lattes from Starbucks.
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posted on
10/11/2017 7:50:46 AM PDT
by
SkyDancer
( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~)
To: markomalley
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posted on
10/11/2017 7:51:27 AM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
To: markomalley
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.
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posted on
10/11/2017 7:51:43 AM PDT
by
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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
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posted on
10/11/2017 7:52:38 AM PDT
by
HOYA97
(twitter @hoya97)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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.
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posted on
10/11/2017 7:53:05 AM PDT
by
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Gosh, that was my first reaction. Geography anyone?
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posted on
10/11/2017 7:54:35 AM PDT
by
Obadiah
To: markomalley
It seems the media is recruiting reporters from grammar schools, now.
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posted on
10/11/2017 7:56:04 AM PDT
by
Pravious
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Google says over 1500 km, but I wouldnt trust Google.
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posted on
10/11/2017 7:56:51 AM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
To: markomalley
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.
To: markomalley
Obviously, the Norks shot at the chopper near the NK/SK border, and it limped back to Okinawa.
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posted on
10/11/2017 8:00:38 AM PDT
by
C210N
(It is easier to fool the people than convince them that they have been fooled)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Geography lessons needed, maybe?
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posted on
10/11/2017 8:01:49 AM PDT
by
alloysteel
(Guilty until proven innocent, while denying defense, justice, mercy or any appeal. No pardon, ever.)
To: AndyJackson
UK writer.
Their trade is focused on the alarming...
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posted on
10/11/2017 8:12:44 AM PDT
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
10/11/2017 8:15:35 AM PDT
by
Conan the Librarian
(The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
To: C210N
and refueled a half dozen times too, all while billowing out black smoke from burning hydraulic fluid and JP5 fuel.
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posted on
10/11/2017 8:18:04 AM PDT
by
davidb56
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