Afghanistan - 17 killed in military helicopter crash.

[avi-addict]

http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-military-h ... 14916.html

[Bell 407]

"The Mi17 transport helicopter crashed, killing 17 people including 12 Afghan army soldiers and five crew members. It was not an insurgent attack, it crashed due to technical difficulties," a senior army commander in southern Afghanistan told AFP on condition of anonymity."

Never nice to see a whirlybird go down with loss of life

[Raffles]

R.I.P.