A POLICE helicopter crashed in Prachuap Khiri Khan province this afternoon (May 24) killing two pilots and a mechanic but one person managed to bail out, Naewna and Thai Rath newspaper said. The helicopter, later identified as Bell 212 and assigned to Kanchanaburi Aviation Unit, crashed near Prachuap intersection within Wing 5 area with
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Passenger jet collides with army helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Arlington, Va. – A passenger jet collided on Wednesday Jan. 29 (Jan. 30 morning in Thailand) with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. There was no immediate word on casualties, but all
Read moreThree ministers in scary helicopter ride
THREE ministers including Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai who is currently acting prime minister were in a risky helicopter ride in a severe storm yesterday (Aug. 24) after flying to Phrae to inspect heavy flooding in this northern province, Amarin TV said today. Pheu Thai’s Phrae MP Woravat Auapinyakul wrote about this scary
Read moreHelicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi crashes, search under way
By Agencies and published by CNA Dubai – A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday (May 19) as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident. The official said the lives
Read moreArmy UH-60 Black Hawk crashlands in Songkhla, injuring 7 aboard
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ARMY UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter today (July 15) crashlanded at a rubber plantation in Songkhla, injuring seven soldiers aboard, including an army general. The Sikorsky utility helicopter developed an engine trouble after it had taken off from Hat Yai for about 15 minutes, prompting the UH-60 pilot to look
Read morePolice helicopter crash-lands, senior officer injured
A POLICE helicopter flying from Nakhon Ratchasima to Surin province crashed just a few metres before landing at a temporary helipad with Pol. Maj. Gen. Khirisak Tantinwachai, deputy commander of provincial police region 3, suffering a head injury, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 25). The Bell 429 helicopter, carrying six police officers among them
Read moreMilitary training chopper crashes, two dead
A MILITARY TRAINING HELICOPTER crashed in Nakhon Sawan province at 9.35 a.m. this morning (Dec. 14) with the flight instructor and the pilot dying immediately after it plunged to earth, Amarin TV and Siam Rath newspaper said. The helicopter, made by the Chinese Enstrom Helicopter Corporation, crashed at the post office in front of
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