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Word: yakushima (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1985-1985
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...never got there. About two hours into the three-hour flight, over the ocean near Yakushima, the lead helicopter radioed that it had developed transmission problems and was turning back toward land. Moments later, with 17 Marines aboard, the aircraft plunged into the Pacific. The second helicopter apparently spotted men in the water and dropped dye markers and a raft, but after a 24-hour search by planes and ships, no survivors were found. The cause of the crash remains unknown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disasters Death on Friendship Day | 5/20/1985 | See Source »

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