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Military Chopper Crash Kills 11

What: Indian Air Force MI-17 helicopter en route from Tawang to Guwahati
Where: Bomdir area bordering China
When: Nov 19 2010
Who: 11 aboard
Why: The Indian Air Force helicopter that took off around noon from Tawang exploded not long after, and crashed in the Bomdir area bordering China. Three crew members, eight IAF personnel below officer rank and an Army Lieutenant Colonel were killed. No one survived the crash. All the bodies have been recovered but not identified yet. The crash is being attributed to weather and is under investigation by a Court of Inquiry.

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