All seven personnel onboard the ill-fated Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper that crashed in Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh have…
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All seven personnel onboard the ill-fated Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper that crashed in Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh have died, officials said on Friday.
As per officials, of the seven, five personnel were of the IAF and two belonged to the Indian Army.
The Mi-17 V5 chopper of the IAF was operating in the high-altitude area of Tawang near the Indo-China border and crashed at around 6 am while on a maintenance mission, officials said.
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The crash comes a day ahead of the Air Force Day which is extensively celebrated by the IAF.
The authorities have ordered a court of inquiry into the crash.
The Mi-17 V5 is a Russian built medium-lift military transport chopper.
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