is a military aerodrome of the

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(JGSDF). It is located at JGSDF , in

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. On February 5, 2018 an

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of the JGSDF helicopter based at Metabaru crashed in nearby

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. Both crew members were killed in the crash, a local person was injured and a house was destroyed.

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