GSDF helicopter makes emergency landing at western Japan airport

A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter with four crew on board made an emergency landing at an airport in western Japan on Thursday, temporarily causing a runway to close, the airport operator said.The runway at Yonago airport in Tottori Prefecture was shut for about two hours, affecting at least two flights after the UH-1 helicopter made the emergency landing around 8:15 a.m. None of the crew sustained injuries, the airport said.The helicopter was responding to a call to douse a mountain fire in neighboring Shimane Prefecture, the Tottori prefectural government said.The helicopter…READ FULL ARTICLE