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Old 30th Apr 2020, 20:07
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Fatal Accident France - Military helicopter

https://www.sudouest.fr/2020/04/30/a...51877-2828.php

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Two soldiers killed in helicopter crash: what happened?

On Wednesday, April 29, Sergeant Pierre Pougin, a diver rescuer with the 1/67 Pyrenees helicopter squadron, was killed in an accident at the Biscarrosse Missile Test Centre during a helicopter exercise. First-grade general care nurse Quentin Le Dillau died on Thursday from his injuries. The two soldiers, originally from Brittany, had taken off from the Air Base of Cazaux, Gironde, to which they are attached.
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Eurocopter EC725 Caracal, Airbus Helicopters H225M

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Actually there was no crash - they were doing some winching exercise from a H225M and somehow fell to the ground.
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