Japan's Miyazaki Airport reopens after WWII bomb blast forced …
WEB1 day ago · Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan resumed operations Thursday morning, a day after an unexploded World War II-era bomb detonated on the taxiway, forcing the cancellation of more than 80 flights. A Japan Airlines plane to Fukuoka departed around 7:40 a.m., the first flight since the airport was shut Wednesday to …
American WWII bomb explodes at Japanese airport, causing large …
WEB1 day ago · Kyodo News/Getty Images. Tokyo AP —. An unexploded American bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the ...
Buried Second World War bomb explodes at Japanese airport – …
WEB1 day ago · The Miyazaki Airport in southwest Japan shut its runway on Wednesday after a dud shell exploded shortly before 8am (local time), forming a 23ft-wide and 3.2ft-deep crater in the middle of the taxiway.
Japan airport explosion: Video shows bomb from World War II …
WEB1 day ago · A 500-pound bomb, believed to have been dropped during World War II, exploded at the Miyazaki Airport in Japan on Wednesday. Hurricane-prone states The day in pictures Get the USA TODAY app Start ...
A US bomb from World War II explodes at a Japanese airport, …
WEB2 days ago · The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. ... Miyazaki Airport was built in 1943 as a former ...
Flights resume at Miyazaki Airport following blast on taxiway
WEB1 day ago · Miyazaki Airport was an Imperial Japanese Navy air base during World War Two. It is believed that the bomb weighed about 250 kilograms. That type of bomb was reportedly dropped by US forces during ...
Japan's Miyazaki Airport reopens after closure due to dud shell …
WEB1 day ago · MIYAZAKI (Kyodo) -- Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan resumed operations Thursday morning, a day after its closure due to the explosion of a wartime dud shell on the taxiway. A Japan Airlines ...
Suspected WWII bomb grounds Japanese airport - Al Jazeera
WEB2 days ago · 2 Oct 2024. The detonation of a US bombshell, likely dropped during World War II, has forced the closure of a regional airport in Japan. The buried armament exploded near the runway of Miyazaki ...
Unexplained minor blast at Japanese regional airport - The Japan …
WEB2 days ago · The airport's runway was closed the entire day, with a total of 87 flights arriving or departing the airport canceled as of 2 p.m. Miyazaki airport originated in 1943 as an Imperial Japanese Navy ...
Japanese airport reopens after WWII US bomb blast - CNA
WEB1 day ago · TOKYO: Flights resumed at a regional Japanese airport on Thursday (Oct 3) after an unexploded World War II US bomb blew up less than a minute after a passenger jet taxied past. Miyazaki airport in ...