Dozens dead after a passenger plane and military helicopter collide in Washington D.C.
No survivors after American Airlines jet, Black Hawk crash.
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Thailand Buys 4 Black Hawk Helicopters from US
Thailand will purchase four Black Hawk helicopters from the United States through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program to complete a full squadron, the nation’s army chief said Thursday. Gen. Chalermchai Sitthisart told reporters in Bangkok that Thailand wants to add the helicopters to 12 Black Hawks already in service and purchased prior to the […]
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Thai Army chief irked by alleged helicopter corruption
BANGKOK, 26 July 2011 (NNT) – Thai Army Chief General Prayut Chan-O-Cha has slammed some media members and academics for making groundless accusations against the army over corruption in the helicopter maintenance budget in connection with the recent helicopter crashes. General Prayut regarded the three helicopter crashes the greatest loss. He said the costs of […]
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All Thai Black Hawk helicopter passengers confirmed dead
PHETCHABURI, 22 July 2011 (NNT) – All nine passengers, including pilots of the missing army Black Hawk helicopter are confirmed dead after the chopper crashed on the Thai-Myanmar border. It was reported that the wreckage of the chopper was found near the area where a Huey helicopter of the army crashed earlier on Saturday in […]
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Thai Black Hawk Helicopter Wreckage Found
Reports have come in about half an hour ago that that a military foot patrol unit has found the wreckage of the Black Hawk helicopter, just around 200 meters from the site of the first helicopter crash on Saturday. The Black Hawk helicopter took off on Monday to pick up the bodies of the five […]
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Myanmar army discover Thai Black Hawk helicopter crash location
PHETCHABURI, July 21 – Myanmar soldiers on Thursday reportedly identified the site of Tuesday’s Thai army Black Hawk helicopter crash. An earlier dispatched team of 20 Thai soldiers is making its way to the crash site across a heavily-forested terrain on foot, Army Region 1 commander Lt-Gen Udomdej Sitabutr said, but another team of 18 […]
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Rescue teams search for Thai Black Hawk helicopter crash victims on foot
PHETCHABURI, July 20 –Some 100 Thai army soldiers began a jungle march operation to locate nine Thai soldiers who were on board the Black Hawk assault helicopter which lost contact and crashed while flying to retrieve the bodies of Saturday’s helicopter crash victims in the vast 3,000 sq km Kaengkrachan National Park in western Phetchaburi […]
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Another Thai Helicopter crashes in Myanmar
BURMA, 19 JULY 2011 (NNT) – After the crash of a Thai army Black Hawk helicopter, 9 people on board are reported missing, including the commander of the 9th Infantry Division. The helicopter crashed inside Myanmar early today. According to an army source, Major General Tawan Ruangsri, commander of the 9th Infantry Division, and a […]
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