The IAF chief had earlier said that VVIP protocols for flying will be reviewed once the probe has been completed.
January 5, 2022Gen Rawat was on his way from Sulur IAF base in Coimbatore to Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Nilgiri Hills) to address the faculty and student officers of the Staff Course when the chopper crashed.
December 8, 2021Hsiung said that four aircraft and 111 searches and rescue personnel have been dispatched to the scene.
January 2, 2020Sources said that the chopper, an Mi-17, crashed due to some technical snag. It caught fire and broke in two parts.
February 27, 2019A Russian military helicopter Ka-29 on Friday crashed in the Baltic Sea in the Kaliningrad region, killing two crew members on board, the authorities said. The helicopter crashed near to the Russian region of Kaliningrad during a test flight at about 23:30 Moscow time (2030 GMT) on Thursday, the crew of the Ka-29 helicopter, consisting …
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April 13, 2018At least three people were killed and two others injured when a helicopter crashed on Tuesday into a house in California, US. “Five persons involved, 4 in helicopter and one bystander on the ground. Confirmed 3 fatalities,” Newport Beach Police tweeted. “Nobody was inside the home where the chopper went down.” The four-seat Robinson 44 …
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January 31, 2018President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday expressed his sadness over the death of seven five personnel of the Armed Forces killed in a chopper crash in Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh. “Saddened to learn about tragic crash of IAF helicopter in Arunachal Pradesh; heartfelt condolences to bereaved families,” the president tweeted. Five Indian Air Force (IAF) …
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