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Another Russian helicopter shot down (3): nobody survived

Grozny, Ceceny - Three pilots and a military officer are the victims

The helicopter, an Mi-8, belonged to the Russia’s Interior Ministry; he has been the minister in person to declare that the aircraft has been hit by the Chechen rebels and that, in the war action, three pilots and an official have been killed. To ascertain it, two helicopters Sar (Search and Rescue) have taken off to search the Mi-8. As already dealt with by AVIONEWS, it's the third Russian m...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 35294
Rome, Italy, 10/29/2002 16:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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