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Philippine Air Force grounds all its MG-520 helicopters

Manila, Philippines

The Philippine Air Force has decided to ground all its 27 MG-520 helicopters and temporarily withdrawn its airborne participation in the ongoing Philippine-American joint exercises pending the investigation of Friday's crash of a same type of helicopter. The decision taken after a MG-520 chopper crashed on Friday evening when it was landing on the runway of the Clark Field, some 70 kilometers...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 27226
Rome, Italy, 04/29/2002 14:24
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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