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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mari Yamaguchi

Japan Navy helicopters' fatal crash caused by inadequate instructions to crew, says probe report

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Lack of instructions to the crew and their failure to keep a lookout and communicate led two Japanese navy helicopters to collide during training, killing all eight people on board, a Japanese navy report said Tuesday.

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