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Uganda Helicopters Down in Kenya

What: Ugandan helicopter Mil Mi-24 en route from Soroti to Garissa
What: Ugandan helicopter Mil Mi-24 en route from Soroti to Garissa
Where: Mount Kenya
When: August 12, 2012
Who: 7 aboard, 3 fatalities
Why: Three Mi-24 were heading to Somalia. A fourth helicopter did not crash.

Capt. William Letti and Lt. Patrick Nahamya were flying a peace-keeping mission when they crashed onto the side of Mount Kenya. They are calling it a “hard landing” i.e. in an “ungazetted” area. Two bodies were found on August 14. A third body was found a day later (August 15)

One choppers made it to Garissa, North Eastern Kenya. 18 people from that helicopters safely evacuated.

Two of the helicopters crashed, and were found burned.

A pilot from one of the helicopters sent a message requesting assistance for ground troops and the grounded chopper crew.

Video Below

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