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nomorehelosforme 5th Oct 2022 11:07

Mexican Navy helicopter down 3 dead
 
Report states 3 dead and 2 injured, attached link has video of the incident.Three marines were killed and two others were injured after their helicopter plummeted into a field in southeastern Mexico.

The helicopter was spotted by a resident hovering near a port in Centla, Tabasco, when it suddenly crashed Saturday afternoon.

According to Navy, the aircraft was conducting a reconnaissance flight in the region.


It spun around multiple times before it fell from the sky, a cellphone video showed.

Additional footage showed residents from a public housing complex and authorities rushing to the crash site located near a school for kindergarteners and rescued two soldiers as smoked rose from the wreckage.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...n-marines.html



megan 6th Oct 2022 00:05

MD Explorer run out of left pedal?

Flying Binghi 6th Oct 2022 01:33


Originally Posted by megan (Post 11308763)
MD Explorer run out of left pedal?

Seeing as its Mexico, the pilot may just have had his left foot shot off..:(

skadi 6th Oct 2022 05:58


Originally Posted by megan (Post 11308763)
MD Explorer run out of left pedal?

BK117 C2, no MD

skadi

[email protected] 6th Oct 2022 07:35

If that's not just a TR drive failure, I'll be surprised.


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