2 bodies found in Japanese defense chopper that crashed into sea in Aug.

The Maritime Self-Defense Force confirmed Friday that the two bodies found inside a crashed helicopter salvaged from the sea off northeastern Japan a day before were those of the pilot and copilot.Three of the four crewmen had been missing since the SH-60J patrol helicopter plunged into the Sea of Japan off Aomori Prefecture during a night landing and takeoff drill in August. The MSDF said it has now ended its search, giving up on finding the remaining crew member.The pilot was Lt. Cmdr. Yuki Sato, 36, and the copilot was Ensign Hiroaki Tajima, 24. The third missing crewman, Hiroki Uchino, …READ FULL ARTICLE