Tag: helicopter

Nepal Retrieves Bodies of 6 Killed in Helicopter Crash

KATHMANDU—Authorities in Nepal have retrieved the bodies of all six people killed in a helicopter crash on Tuesday, including five Mexican nationals, officials said, the latest in a series of air disasters to strike the Himalayan nation. The cause of the crash near Likkhu, just northeast of the capital Kathmandu, was not yet known, the…


US Approves $8.5 Billion Sale of Chinook Helicopters to Germany

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Thursday approved an $8.5 billion sale of Chinook helicopters to NATO ally Germany. The approval comes as the war in Ukraine continues to tax the military stocks of Western countries but is not directly related to the conflict. The State Department said it had notified Congress that the United States would…


Army Grounds All Non-Critical Aircraft Following Deadly Helicopter Crash

The U.S. Army has ordered an aviation stand-down following the latest in a series of deadly helicopter crashes that, since March, have killed 12 soldiers. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville ordered a 24-hour stand down for all aerial operations except critical missions, according to an Army statement released on April 29. “The move…


Debris Found in Search for Japanse Army Copter With 10 Crew

TOKYO—An unused lifeboat, a door, and other fragments believed to be from a Japanese army helicopter were found after the Black Hawk carrying 10 crew members was presumed to have crashed at sea, officials said Friday. Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, apparently struggling to hold back tears, told reporters that none of the missing crew members…


Japanese Army Helicopter Carrying 10 Crew Members Missing

TOKYO—Japan’s coast guard says it is searching for an army helicopter carrying 10 crew members that went missing off a southern Japanese island. The coast guard said it received information that a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA Black Hawk helicopter disappeared from radar on a mission Thursday evening in an area north of Miyako island. It…


Flight Data Recorders Found After Deadly Black Hawk Crash

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky.—Investigators recovered “black boxes” from two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters that crashed last week in Kentucky, killing all nine soldiers aboard, the military announced Tuesday. A U.S. Army aviation safety team from Fort Rucker, Alabama, found the flight data recorders, which are commonly referred to as black boxes in civilian aircraft, from…


Two US Army Helicopters Crash In Kentucky, Multiple Deaths Feared

Two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a routine training mission in Kentucky, according to a military spokesperson, with the incident resulting in several casualties. At around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, two 101st Airborne Division helicopters crashed in Trigg County, Kentucky, while on a routine training mission, according to the Fort Campbell Public Affairs Office….


2 US Army Helicopters Crash In Kentucky, Multiple Deaths Feared

Two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a routine training mission in Kentucky, according to a military spokesperson, with the incident resulting in several casualties. At around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, two 101st Airborne Division helicopters crashed in Trigg County, Kentucky, while on a routine training mission, according to the Fort Campbell Public Affairs Office….


2 US Army Helicopters Crash In Kentucky, Killing 9

Two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a routine training mission in Kentucky, according to a military spokesperson, with the incident resulting in nine fatalities. At around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, two 101st Airborne Division helicopters crashed in Trigg County, Kentucky, while on a routine training mission, according to the Fort Campbell Public Affairs Office….


2 Officers Killed in Louisiana Police Helicopter Crash

BATON ROUGE, La.—Two Baton Rouge police officers died Sunday when their helicopter crashed into a sugarcane field, Louisiana authorities said. The Robinson R-44 helicopter went out at 2 a.m. to help with a pursuit and never returned, local media reported. The aircraft’s disappearance wasn’t noticed for several hours when a search was launched. The wreckage…