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Strange US Helo Accident in UK

micosoft · 2014-01-08 14:28:31

Seems all four occupants were killed. Looking at pictures of the aircraft it looks undamaged? - if you look at the base of it wheels look intact and things like lights are still fully attached. Would have thought a military helicopter like this would have endured a hard landing like this without major casualties let alone…

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08-01-2014 3:28pm

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micosoft

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Seems all four occupants were killed. Looking at pictures of the aircraft it looks undamaged? - if you look at the base of it wheels look intact and things like lights are still fully attached. Would have thought a military helicopter like this would have endured a hard landing like this without major casualties let alone all four?

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#2 08-01-2014 3:56pm
Paulzx

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The intact helicopter in the pictures is a second aircraft that was sent to the scene. The aircraft that crashed is broken up and spread out over the area

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#3 08-01-2014 4:03pm
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That's not the crashed helicopter. It's possibly the wingman as there were two traveling together. Pic of debris field is here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/10557664/Helicopter-heard-misfiring-before-Norfolk-crash-which-killed-four.html

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#4 08-01-2014 5:17pm
micosoft

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Ah. Should really read the text more closely. RIP.

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