search operation | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:32:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Spanish Military Helicopter Crashes in Atlantic Ocean; 3 Crew Members Missing https://airflightdisaster.com/spanish-military-helicopter-crashes-in-atlantic-ocean-3-crew-members-missing/ Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:32:28 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=31973 A 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...

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]]> 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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