2 x Helicopters crash in Berlin
BBC: Emergency services are attending a helicopter crash near Berlin's Olympic Stadium, in which several people are said to have been injured or killed.
According to an unconfirmed report, two helicopters crashed in mid-air during a police exercise, killing one of the pilots and leaving three people hurt.
Footage showed one black helicopter on its side in the snow.
Some 400 federal police officers were conducting a football violence training exercise when the crash happened.
According to an unconfirmed report, two helicopters crashed in mid-air during a police exercise, killing one of the pilots and leaving three people hurt.
Footage showed one black helicopter on its side in the snow.
Some 400 federal police officers were conducting a football violence training exercise when the crash happened.
One Puma and one EC155 collided during excercise in front of the Olympic stadium in Berlin. One pilot reported dead, several injured. It was an excercise with three helicopters and about 300 policeofficers ( football hooligan scenario ), snowfall, during landing two helicopters collided with the mainrotors.
Weather in that area 2200m VIS SN 700ft
Polizei-Helikopter: Polizei-Hubschrauber abgestürzt, Mann stirbt - B.Z. Berlin
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Weather in that area 2200m VIS SN 700ft
Polizei-Helikopter: Polizei-Hubschrauber abgestürzt, Mann stirbt - B.Z. Berlin
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German newspaper report that the Super Puma was the first to land without any problems. A second helicopter landed in a distance of @ 30 m behind the Super Puma taking it's time to avoid whiteout.
A third helicopter is suspected to have rushed it and crashed into the first one.
A third helicopter is suspected to have rushed it and crashed into the first one.
they flew right by me two and a half hours ago which pretty much matches the reported time for the incident.
one 155 followed by two super pumas (all feds), flying close in line formation in what looked like 300ft and 30-40kts. visibility just a little worse than what is depicted above.
i wondered about their heading because such formations usually directly approach or depart the mil part of EDDT. i wish i hadnt found out...
one 155 followed by two super pumas (all feds), flying close in line formation in what looked like 300ft and 30-40kts. visibility just a little worse than what is depicted above.
i wondered about their heading because such formations usually directly approach or depart the mil part of EDDT. i wish i hadnt found out...
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German police helicopters collide
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Two helicopters operated by the German federal police collide in snowy conditions while conducting a training exercise close to Berlin's Olympic stadium, leaving at least one person dead.
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My god, those blokes walking away only just avoided being cut in half by flying debris. How close? A miracle that casualties were so low. Condolences to family.
My god, those blokes walking away only just avoided being cut in half by flying debris. How close? A miracle that casualties were so low. Condolences to family.
Here she is given first aid:
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White out (as "brown out" or "green out") is nothing to play around with.
I know some of these helicopter pilots flying for the police-some of them are still young (and lowtimers), with not to much white out experience...mainly because the training hours are reduced year after year.....(not saying that the pilot in this case was a low timer.....nor that he wasn´t trained properly...)
White out AND formation landing.....a bad combination....how often do they get to train this?
I know some of these helicopter pilots flying for the police-some of them are still young (and lowtimers), with not to much white out experience...mainly because the training hours are reduced year after year.....(not saying that the pilot in this case was a low timer.....nor that he wasn´t trained properly...)
White out AND formation landing.....a bad combination....how often do they get to train this?
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