5 IAF personnel, 2 Armymen die as chopper crashes in Arunachal
Indian Air Force confirmed the crash of an Mi-17 V5 helicopter in Arunachal Pradesh.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2017-10-06 05:27 GMT
Tawang: Five Indian Air Force Personnel, 2 from Indian Army were killed and one was critically injured after an Air force chopper crashed in Arunachal Pradesh during a training sortie on Friday morning.
Indian Air Force confirmed the crash of an Mi-17 V5 helicopter in Arunachal Pradesh.
#UPDATE: Total 7 dead in Mi-17 V5 helicopter crash; 5 IAF crew members and two personnel of Indian Army #ArunachalPradesh: Indian Airforce
— ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2017
Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the crash incident.
Quoting Indian Air Force official news agency ANI said, "Around 6 am today, an Mi-17 V5 helicopter while on an Air Maintenance mission crashed in Arunachal Pradesh. Court of Inquiry ordered."