F-15 Landing Light Falls On Naha Airport, Affecting Both Commercial, Military Flights
July 27 2017
A mishap involving a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 temporarily shut down a runway at Naha airport earlier this week, reports the Stars and Stripes.
On Wednesday morning, a landing light cover fell off the F-15 while it was taking off from the airport, causing a 52-minute delay, said an airport official.
By the afternoon, four commercial flights had been canceled and 26 flights were delayed. Three commercial flights were diverted to Kadena air base and two to Miyako...
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