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3rd Jan 2006, 16:57

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BigMike

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Re: Three Dead....Another Night Bad Weather Flight Over Dark Terrain

So tragic and sad.

News link, only in Slovak: http://www.tasr.sk/

More from RADIO SLOVAKIA INTERNATIONAL > NEWS : "Helicopter Crash Pilot Had 20 Years of Experience
An Air Transport Europe medical rescue service helicopter that crashed on Monday evening killing all three crew members on-board was en-route to a call in Zilina. The crew, made up of the pilot, a doctor and a rescue worker was to have ferried a patient from a Zilina hospital to Banska Bystrica. "The pilot had 20 years of experience, and was trained to fly at night... the helicopter was equipped with state-of-the art instruments, and the weather on January 2 was not considered too severe for flying," an ATE spokesperson informed. An eye-witness saw flames coming out of the low-flying helicopter, and two subsequent explosions. Police and the Aviation Authority are looking into the causes of the crash."

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