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Two army pilots killed as chopper crashes in Multan
[DAWN] Two pilots were killed Wednesday when a Pakistain army helicopter crashed in Multan while carrying out a training exercise, military officials said."Two army aviation pilots embraced martyrdom when their helicopter crashed during a night flying training mission due to a technical fault at Multan tonight," the military said in a statement. The ISPR identified the dear departed pilots as Major Yasir and Captain Murtaza. A senior military official told news agency AFP that a dust storm that hit the aviation base as the helicopter was taking off could have been a factor in the crash. The official and the statement did not give the type of helicopter, but army has Russian and American helicopters in its fleet. Posted by: Fred 2014-06-26 |
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