All posts tagged "chopper"

  • Parts of a crashed Army helicopter are scattered about a civilian farm in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, on Feb. 15, 2016, during an inspection flight. Three of the four men aboard died while being treated at hospitals. The pilot, the lone survivor, is in critical condition. (Yonhap)
    South Korean military helicopter crashes, killing 3 soldiers

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean military helicopter has crashed in an eastern province, killing three of the four soldiers on board. Defense and army officials say the helicopter went down in a farming field...

    • Posted February 15, 2016
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  • The wreckage of a U.S. military AH-64 Apache helicopter is burning along a road in Wonju, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. A U.S. military helicopter crashed in South Korea on Monday, killing two people on board, police said. (Park Young-suh/Yonhap)
    Two dead in US military chopper crash in S. Korea

    WONJU, South Korea (Yonhap) — Two people died after a U.S. military helicopter crashed on a local road in Wonju, Gangwon Province, Monday, authorities said. The accident took place at around 6:22 p.m., killing the two people...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
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    ‘Heroic’ chopper pilot compared with Sewol captain

    By Jung Min-ho Victims of a helicopter crash in Gwangju Thursday are being hailed as heroes, following witnesses’ testimony that the pilot seemed to make “desperate efforts” until the last minute to prevent secondary casualties. And some...

    • Posted July 18, 2014
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