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Aser	10th Jan 2011 10:16

Air Ambulance Helicopter Crash In Saudi Arabia Kills Four

Any info about this, please??? :sad:

Air Ambulance Helicopter Crash In Saudi Arabia Kills Four -Report - WSJ.com

Aser.

CVR	10th Jan 2011 11:59

Riyadh, January 8TH: A medical chopper crashed Friday morning in southern Riyadh killing all four crew members, according to an official from the Ministry of Defense and Aviation.

The medical helicopter that belonged to the Saudi armed forces was en route to Hawtah Bani Tamim, 240 km from the capital to pick up a patient.

Quote taken from the Saudi Press Agency......

spinwing

10th Jan 2011 12:06

Mmmm ...

This has a little more detail ...

4 killed in Saudi helicopter crash

And this ....

http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com.../newsid/125972

Very sad indeed ... :{

Ian Corrigible

10th Jan 2011 12:53

Incorrectly identified by ASN as a Cougar. From the picture here it appears to be a Dauphin.

RIP. :(

I/C

S92 driver

11th Jan 2011 05:30

It was a military MEDEVAC Dauphin. A MOI S-92 crew went out on the SAR and found the helicopter 22 miles to the south of Riyadh.

RIP

cpt	12th Jan 2011 03:26

Hello S92 Driver,

Any new on what might have happened ?

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