U.S. CV-22 Aircraft Seen Flying over Tokyo with Machine Gun Pointing Downwards Our Bureau 403
A CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 15, 2020.
The U.S. Special Operations CV-22 Osprey aircraft deployed to Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo have reportedly been seen flying with their machine guns pointing downwards towards residential areas for nearly a year, starting in June 2018.
Hamura Heiwa Iinkai (Hamura Peace Committee) confirmed to Mainichi Shimbun that 40 aircraft were observed flying in such a position. The group said that there was even a month in which there were seven such sightings.