DR Congo | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:15:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Russian Chopper Crew Lost in Peacekeeping Mission https://airflightdisaster.com/russian-chopper-crew-lost-in-peacekeeping-mission/ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:15:35 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=24305 UN Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashed at an altitude of 2,700 meters in the Democratic Republic of Congo killing four. The UTair helicopter was returning to Bukavu when it crashed 35 miles from its destination. The four crew members were Russian. The crew was en route between Shabunda and Bukavu when it hit bad weather. The...

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]]> UN Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashed at an altitude of 2,700 meters in the Democratic Republic of Congo killing four.

The UTair helicopter was returning to Bukavu when it crashed 35 miles from its destination.

The four crew members were Russian. The crew was en route between Shabunda and Bukavu when it hit bad weather.

The crash occurred in mountainous terrain that is inaccessible, but it has been located. Forty rescuers are en route on foot. The helicopter was part of peacemaking mission MONUSCO.

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