In a tragic accident, seven armed forces personnel were charred to death after a kerosene jerry can onboard the Indian…
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In a tragic accident, seven armed forces personnel were charred to death after a kerosene jerry can onboard the Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper that they were travelling in exploded mid-air in Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh, officials said on Friday.
The seven deceased personnel– five of the IAF and two Army men—were onboard the Mi-17 V5 chopper of the IAF to deliver supplies including jerry cans of kerosene to forward areas in Tawang near the Indo-China border.
As the personnel were offloading the supplies from 17,000 feet, the net holding the kerosene cans got entangled in the chopper’s rear rotor resulting in a fire and sending the aircraft crashing down, killing all onboard.
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The incident took place around 6 am and 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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