Tag: Helicopter
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Leicester City owner's helicopter crashes
The Leicester City owner’s helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club’s ground shortly after taking off after a match. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the helicopter when it came down at about 20:30 BST on Saturday, a source close to the family has told the BBC. Witnesses said they saw it just clear…
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Military helicopter crashes, kills 18
An Ethiopian military helicopter crashed on Thursday, killing all 18 people on board, the state-affiliated Fana Broadcast Corporate reported. The aircraft crashed on a flight between the eastern city of Dire Dawa and Bishoftu in the centre of the country, the agency said. Everyone on board – 15 soldiers and three civilians – were killed.…
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Five die, 13 survive in helicopter crash
Twelve mainly Russian climbers and a crew member have survived a helicopter crash in the mountains of Tajikistan. But three Russian climbers and two Tajik pilots died in the accident in the Pamir Mountains in east Tajikistan. The “hard landing” of the helicopter happened at 17:30 (11:30 GMT) on Sunday, Tajik officials said. Russian news…
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Shekau, Boko Haram not responsible for crashed helicopter – NAF
The Nigerian Air Force on Saturday debunked claims by Abubakar Shekau; leader of the terrorist sect, Boko Haram in a recent video he (Shekau) released that he (Shekau) and other members of the sect shot down the Mi-17 helicopter, which crashed during an operation in the North-East. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information,…