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German choppers get equipped with filters: the decision after the December 21 incident in Kabul

Berlin, Germany - The disaster, maybe avoidable, it was caused for the dust itself, according to the commission

They will be equipped with special dust-filters the 100 Sikorsky Ch-53s of the German Air Force, being this solution already available in USA since 1994. The decision is taken after that the investigators, who inquire on the disaster happened on December 21, 2002, close to Kabul, killing 7 German soldiers and two civilians, have emphasized the incident has been caused by the mighty powder that damaged...

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Rome, Italy, 01/03/2003 19:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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