Three U.S. military helicopters made emergency landings Thursday afternoon at a commercial airport in western Japan, the Japanese Defense Ministry said.One of the choppers appeared to have engine problems, according to the local authorities. The helicopters landed at around 2:25 p.m. at Takamatsu Airport in Kagawa Prefecture and departed around two hours later.No further details were immediately available.The emergency landings did not affect the takeoffs and landings of commercial aircraft at the airport, the operator said.READ FULL ARTICLE
