RAF helicopter crash: five killed in accident in Afghanistan
[Guardian] Five people, including two RAF personnel, have died following a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, officials from the Ministry of Defence and the Nato-led Afghan training mission Resolute Support have said.
Five other occupants of the aircraft, which was carrying 10 people in total, were injured, a Resolute Support statement said.
The UK Puma Mk 2 helicopter crashed on Sunday while attempting to land at the Resolute Support headquarters in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Helo reportedly become entangled in an aerostat balloon tether line.
Posted by: Besoeker 2015-10-12 |