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Chechen rebels down Russian military helicopter

Moscow, Russia - The two pilots on board were both killed

Chechen rebels shot down a Russian Mi-24 helicopter gunship on Saturday, killing the two pilots, Russia's Defence ministry and the rebels said. A Defence ministry spokesman said a pair of Mi-24 gunships, nicknamed Crocodiles for their shape, were escorting a transport helicopter over the mountainous Nozhai-Yurt district when pilots of the vanguard craft lost sight of their comrades. They returned...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 32811
Rome, Italy, 09/02/2002 10:42
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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