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    Spanish Military Helicopter Crashes in Atlantic Ocean; 3 Crew Members Missing

    helicopterA Spanish military helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, around 280 nautical miles from its destination on Gando air base, Gran Canaria Island, Spain, on October 22.

    The Super Puma helicopter, carrying a captain, a lieutenant and sergeant, went down after taking off from Mauritania. Authorities said the chopper had been involved in military exercises in Dakar, Senegal and stopped at Mauritania for refueling.

    All 3 crew members went missing after the crash. A search operation is underway.

    The cause of crash is being investigated.

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    Fort Carson Black Hawk Crashes in Douglas County

    helicoptersaop1A military chopper made a hard landing in U.S. Forest Service land, south of Rampart Range Road and Colorado 67, in Douglas County, Colorado, on September 2.

    The 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter took off from Fort Carson and was on a routine training flight when it went down.

    There were 4 soldiers on-board at the time; all of them were injured. They were taken to Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs.

    The incident is being investigated.

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    7 Killed as Military Plane Crashed in Nigeria

    military planeA Dornier-228 military plane crashed into a house in Ribadu area Of Kaduna state, Nigeria, on August 29.

    Air force officials said the plane went down when it was heading from Kaduna Military Airfield to Abuja.

    All 7 people on-board the plane, including 3 passengers and 4 crew members, were killed in the crash.

    The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.

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    7 Injured as U.S. Military Helicopter Crash-Lands in Japan

    helicopterA U.S. military chopper crash-landed around 20 miles east of Okinawa Island in Japan at around 1:46 p.m. on August 12th.

    The incident happened when the UH-60 Black Hawk, carrying 17 people, was on a training mission. According to the U.S. Pacific Command, it crash-landed on the USNS Red Cloud cargo vessel.

    Seven people were injured and were taken to a U.S. naval hospital on the Island.

    The cause of incident is being investigated.

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    Military Helicopter Lands in Emergency near Hamilton-L.B. Owens Field

    helicopterA UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter made an emergency landing in an open field near Jim Hamilton – L.B. Owens Airport, Columbia, South Carolina, at 4:18 p.m. on December 4.

    The helicopter, assigned to the 1-111th General Aviation Support Battalion, S.C. Army National Guard military, had to make a precautionary landing after it experienced a main rotor blade malfunction. According to Major Cindi King with the SC National Guard, the helicopter was on a routine training mission at the time.

    All the three people aboard remained safe.

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    8 Killed, 2 Injured in Romanian Military Helicopter Crash

    helicopterA Romanian military helicopter crashed in Malancrav, some 350 kilometers from Bucharest, Romania, on the morning of November 21.

    The defense ministry officials said that the IAR-330 helicopter was on a training flight when it crashed.

    Eight military officials were killed in the accident while 2 others were injured. Their identities have not yet been released.

    The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.

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    Thai Military Helicopter Crash Kills 9

    helicopterA Thai military helicopter crashed into a field in Muang district, Phayao province of Thailand on November 17.

    The Bell 212 helicopter, heading from an army base in Phayao to Chiang Rai province, crashed just about 10 minutes into the flight.

    There were 9 people aboard, including the Deputy Third Army Area commander, Maj Gen Songpon Thongjeen. According to the deputy army spokesperson Sirichan Ngathong, all 9 people aboard the ill-fated chopper were killed.

    The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.

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    U.S. Air Force Cargo Plane Makes Emergency Landing in St. John’s

    Military planeA U.S. military aircraft had to make an emergency landing at St. John’s International Airport in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on October 21.

    According to airport spokesperson Marie Manning, the decision for emergency landing was made due to a warning indicator in the cockpit. The U.S. Air Force C-130 plane was heading from Ireland to St. John’s at the time.

    The aircraft landed uneventfully and all 7 people aboard remained unharmed.

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    2 Killed in Bolivian Military Aircraft Crash

    mexicocrashA small military plane crashed in a Santa Cruz aerodrome in Bolivia, on October 15.

    The Bolivia-made Tiluchi FAB-542 was rehearsing a landing maneuver for the anniversary of the Bolivian air force when it went down.

    Authorities confirmed that 2 people aboard the aircraft, a colonel and a lieutenant, were killed in the accident.

    The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.

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    Turkish Military Helicopter Crashed in Kocaeli; 4 Killed

    helicopterA Turkish military helicopter crashed in a mountainous area of Kartepe district, Kocaeli province, Turkey, on October 12.

    The Konya-bound S-70B Sikorsky aircraft took off from the Cengiz Topel Military Airport, Izmir at 12:18 p.m. and lost connection with the air traffic control at 12:25 p.m.

    Search and rescue teams were then sent in the area, which spotted the wreckage in a forested region.

    There were 4 people aboard the helicopter at the time of crash; all of them were killed. Their bodies were shifted to Gölcük Military Hospital.

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    Head of Guatemalan Armed Forces Died in Helicopter Crash

    A Bell 206 helicopter belonging to Guatemala’s Air Force crashed in a wooded mountainous area of the western province of Huehuetenango in Guatemala, on August 20.

    The Interior Secretary Mauricio Lopez confirmed that Gen. Rudy Ortiz, the head of the Guatemalan military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as 4 other military officers died in the crash. Gen. Braulio Mayen, commander of the army’s 5th Brigade, was one of the other victims identified by Lopez.

    The accident happened when the high level military officials were flying to the village of Ixquisis to inspect the troops. “They couldn’t land in Ixquisis and instead decided to go to the military base in Las Palmas and in that trajectory the helicopter crashed,” Lopez added.

    Ortiz, 51, was due to retire next year after serving the army for 32 years. President Otto Perez Moline, a retired general, expressed his grief over Ortiz’s death and said, “His hard work and dedication during his military career served to strengthen the institution.”

    The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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    2 Presumed Dead after Civilian Plane and Fighter Jet Collide Mid-air in Germany

    plane crashA military-chartered jet and a German Eurofighter aircraft collided mid-air in western Germany.

    Police officials confirmed that the Learjet had two people on-board when it collided with the fighter plane on June 23. They also revealed that both aircrafts were hit on the wing and the fuselage.

    The Learjet caught fire and crashed into a forested area in Sauerland region; both on-board have been presumed dead. The fighter jet was also badly damaged but it was able to land on its base in Norvenich near Cologne.

    Joerg Langer, a spokesperson of German military, said there had been a contact between a Eurofighter jet and a Learjet. He also confirmed that the Eurofighter landed safely.

    The Learjet was operated by an Airbus Defence and Space’s subsidiary, Gesellschaft für Flugzieldarstellung” (GFD), which assists German military in maneuvers.

    It is believed that the Learjet was involved in a training exercise along with two Eurofighters, one of which was involved in the accident.