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From the Belgian Defence News yesterday:
A pilot falls from a military helicopter in flight Sunday in amay
One of the two pilots who were at the beginning of the afternoon on board a a-109 military helicopter, fell from the aircraft.
The accident occurred during the open day of a special unit, specifically during a skydiving demonstration. According to our information, co-Piolote would have taken over the controls and placed the device.
The research is under way. There is currently no information on the pilot. The ground research area is very wide.
The aircraft had just performed a demonstration of parachutage during the open day of the 4TH ENGINEERING BATTALION IN AMAY (province of liège).
At the time of the incident, the two pilots were alone aboard the helicopter.
The precise circumstances of the accident are not yet known. The man has fallen from the helicopter while this one appears to be at an altitude of several hundred metres. He wasn't wearing a parachute. Neither the fire department nor the police, contacted by the agence agency, wished to communicate this information.
Source: Belgian
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