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British helicopter damaged in emergency landing at El Centro, CA base
A British Chinook helicopter made an emergency landing during an exercise in the Arizona desert, US and British military officials said. Seven people were sent to the hospital for evaluations but all were reported uninjured.The crew was practicing how to land the aircraft 15 miles northeast of Yuma Saturday afternoon when 'something went wrong,' said a spokeswoman for Naval Air Facility El Centro in California. The facility hosts allied troops throughout the year for training over the California-Arizona border because the area's craggy mountains and hot, dusty conditions are similar to Afghanistan's harsh environment. Posted by: Pappy 2012-04-10 |
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