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Helicopter crash: nine victims confirmed in the USA

Collision between two Blackhawks during training

The US Army has confirmed that nine soldiers died in the accident between two helicopters that occurred yesterday during a night training mission near the military base of Fort Campbell, in Kentucky. This is the toll of an air collision that took place yesterday at 10:00pm between two Sikorsky HH-60 Blackhawk aircraft in service with the 101st airborne division. The cause of the accident is yet to...

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Fort Campbell, USA, 03/31/2023 08:25
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