Rawat tragedy rerun of ’93 crash

The former IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha told The Statesman that the Mi-17s have long been in use with the Indian armed forces who have later also procured variants of it. "This chopper is the workhorse of IAF and has participated in several operations where it proved to be of immense potential in harsh terrain areas with extreme climate conditions. These are medium-lift helicopters which have also aided paramilitary forces in Maoist belts.”