Tag Archives: Helicopter

Kenya: 3rd body found in helicopter crash; 4 missing

August 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A Kenyan military official says rescue workers have found a third body at the crash site of a Ugandan military helicopter on Mount Kenya. Brigadier Francis Ogolla said Wednesday that the third body was spotted close to where two bodies … read more »

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Kenya: Ugandan Helicopters Go Missing

August 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kenyan officials say search teams are looking for three Ugandan military helicopters that went missing in central Kenya. Bad weather is hampering rescue efforts in the Mount Kenya area, but officials say the pilot of one of the helicopters has … read more »

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12 Americans rescued from Senegal

August 29, 2011 by benim

Dakar – A military spokesperson says Senegal’s Air Force has sent a helicopter to rescue a group of 12 Americans stranded by inclement weather on an island off the coast of the West African nation. The group, including two children … read more »

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Helicopter crash in Nigeria kills three

July 30, 2011 by benim

A helicopter crash in southwestern Nigeria has left three people, including the pilot, dead, an emergency official said Saturday after a six-hour search in a wooded area to locate the wreckage. The private helicopter crashed Friday outside Ife-Odan in Osun … read more »

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South Africa: Chopper crashes in yard, 2 killed

November 2, 2010 by benim

Two people were killed when their helicopter crashed and burst into flames in the backyard of a home in the Rooival area, north of Wonderboom in Pretoria on Tuesday. Tshwane Fire Brigade spokesman Johan Pieterse said the owners of the … read more »

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