CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – An ageing Philippine Air Force Huey helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon in the southern province of Bukidnon and killing all aboard – two pilots and a pair of gunners, and three army soldiers, reports said.
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| A Philippine Air Force gunner drops leaflets from a UH-1H Huey helicopter in the volatile region of Mindanao. A UH-1H helicopter had crashed Saturday, January 16, 2021 in Impasug-ong town in the southern province of Bukidnon. (Photo by Al Jacinto) |
It said the aircraft with tail number 517 went down in the village called Bolonay in Impasu-ong town. The helicopter and another chopper were flying supplies to troops in the province.
But details of the tragedy were not immediately available, although there were reports that smoke was seen coming out from the chopper’s engine before it plunged to the ground.
The identities of those who perished from the crash were not made public.
Last year, two Philippine Air Force helicopters also crashed in the South, killing 5 people aboard.
In September, a military Sikorsky S-76A helicopter crashed in bad weather in Basilan province, south of Zamboanga, killing the two pilots and 2 crew members.
And a month later, a Huey helicopter transporting soldiers wounded in a bomb explosion crash landed in Lanao del Sur’s Madalum town and killing one of its passengers and injuring a crew member. (Mindanao Examiner)
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