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A Turkish military helicopter, a Sikorsky UH-60M model, crashed to the ground in Ankara for unknown reasons at around 11 a.m Dec 17.
Four Turkish Army Aviation Corps crew members were killed when a military helicopter crashed in Ankara-Gölbasi this morning where Generals Staff Special Forces Command is located, according to a statement released by the Turkish General Staff (TSK) on its website. The crew members were undergoing a training flight near the Gölbaşı district when the helicopter, a UH-60M Blackhawk model, crashed to the ground for unknown reasons at around 11 a.m.
The identities of the military personnel were revealed as:
Pilot Major Ahmet Duman
Lt. Pilot Emre Acar
First Sgt. Erdinç Salkım
First Sgt. Hüseyin Ulucan.
The helicopter crashed into a high-voltage transmission line, according to reports. Search and rescue teams removed the bodies of military personnel from the wreckage and they were then transferred to the forensic institute. Administrative and judicial investigations have been launched into the accident, the statement added. The TSK statement also expressed condolences to the families of the killed military personnel.
Four Turkish Army Aviation Corps crew members were killed when a military helicopter crashed in Ankara-Gölbasi this morning where Generals Staff Special Forces Command is located, according to a statement released by the Turkish General Staff (TSK) on its website. The crew members were undergoing a training flight near the Gölbaşı district when the helicopter, a UH-60M Blackhawk model, crashed to the ground for unknown reasons at around 11 a.m.
The identities of the military personnel were revealed as:
Pilot Major Ahmet Duman
Lt. Pilot Emre Acar
First Sgt. Erdinç Salkım
First Sgt. Hüseyin Ulucan.
The helicopter crashed into a high-voltage transmission line, according to reports. Search and rescue teams removed the bodies of military personnel from the wreckage and they were then transferred to the forensic institute. Administrative and judicial investigations have been launched into the accident, the statement added. The TSK statement also expressed condolences to the families of the killed military personnel.
