An Air Force C-130H transport plane made an emergency landing at a Japanese air base on the 30th due to an engine malfunction while en route to Saudi Arabia.

The Air Force says the Black Eagles special flight team departs Wonju Air Base on the morning of the 28th to take part in the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia. Photo shows a C-130 carrying support personnel and cargo taxiing for takeoff on the 28th. /Courtesy of the Air Force

The Air Force said, "To take part in the Saudi International Defense Exhibition, a C-130H that took off from the Gimhae base this morning detected reduced output in one of its engines and made an emergency landing at Japan's Naha base at about 11:01 a.m. today."

The Air Force said cooperation from the Japanese side went smoothly during the emergency landing of the Air Force transport plane.

The C-130H that made the emergency landing that day is a model equipped with four turboprop engines. After the accompanying mechanics identify the cause of the malfunction and replace the parts, it is scheduled to take off again at about 6 p.m. that day.

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