GSDF member killed as helicopter crashes into home, girl escapes

A Ground Self-Defense Force member died and another was missing after a helicopter crashed in a residential area in southwestern Japan on Monday afternoon, with an 11-year-old girl in a house that was set ablaze managing to escape, the central and local governments said.The AH-64D attack helicopter, which was based at the GSDF's Metabaru Camp, crashed into the two-story home in the city of Kanzaki in Saga Prefecture at 4:43 p.m. during a flight believed to have been made to confirm aircraft maintenance.The girl suffered minor injuries to her knee as she fled the house, which was home to a f…READ FULL ARTICLE