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Eight Die In Italian Helicopter Crash

What: Search and Rescue Italian Sikorsky HH3F Pelican Helicopter en route from Dijon to Florent-en-Argonne
Where: field in eastern France near the town of near the town of Vaubecourt in the Meuse department and L’Isle-en-Barrois
When: Thursday 1430 local time
Who: Eight Italian military personnel on board all died
Why: The helicopter crashed in flames, 4.30 pm local time (1430GMT) in open countryside not far from Strasbourg . The weather was clear. The cause of the crash is currently under investigation

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