Indian Army helicopter crashes in Arunachal near China border, casualties feared

[beijingwalker]

Indian Army helicopter crashes in Arunachal near China border, casualties feared​

March 16, 2023

Bomdila, March 16

An Army aviation Cheetah helicopter crashed near Arunachal Pradesh’s Mandala, West of Bomdila during an operational sortie on Thursday.

According to reports, the helicopter lost contact with the ATC at around 9.15 AM on Thursday morning. The chopper with 2 pilots on board had taken off from Senge village in West Kameng district at 9 am on Thursday and was enroute to Missamari, Assam, with the estimated time of arrival being 09.45 am.

Reports said that the chopper lost contact midway. Police sources said at 12.30 pm, information was received from villagers of Bangjalep, in Dirang that a crashed chopper has been located in a burning state. The whereabouts of the pilots could not be known.

A search and rescue teams of army, SSB and police have left for the spot. Inclement weather is hampering the operations, sources said.

In October 2022, five Army personnel died in a helicopter crash of the Indian Army near Migging village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district, about 25 km from Tuting town. This was the second incident of an Army helicopter accident in the state this month. On October 5, an Indian Army pilot lost his life when a Cheetah helicopter crashed near Tawang area of Arunachal Pradesh.


Between March 2017 and December 2021, 31 people lost their lives in accidents involving 15 military helicopters that included four ALH, four Cheetah, two ALH (WSI), three Mi-17V5, an Mi-17 and a Chetak, according to official details.

The services presently operate a total of 187 Cheetah and 205 Chetak helicopters, which are often used to even service high-altitude areas like Siachen Glacier region. Both Cheetah and Chetak are light utility single-engine helicopters, most of which are as much as 40 years old.

Army helicopter crashes in Arunachal near China border, casualties feared - News Riveting

According to reports, the helicopter lost contact with the ATC at around 9.15 AM on Thursday morning.

newsriveting.com

 

[Windjammer]

2 Pilots Killed As Army Helicopter Crashes In Arunachal, Wreckage Found

An Indian Army chopper today crashed near Mandala in Arunachal Pradesh. Two pilots have been reported missing. The aircraft lost contact with the Air Traffic Controller at 9:15 am, the army said.

www.ndtv.com

 

[Mohsin A]

TECKNIQI KHARABI HOY HAY BHAI SAAB!!!

 

[beijingwalker]

Every time when they get close to the Chinese border, they crash, Indian planes should stay away from that region, for their own lives.

 

[Areesh]

It is strange

Indian army has crashed far more helicopters in this region than Siachen glacier. Humm

 

[AA_]

Good! I hope all of their planes and helicopters crash.

 

[Samurai_assassin]

Now of these were chinese or Pakistani pilots indians would have cheered and be delighted by such tradgic news.

 

[Imran Khan]

cheeta ajkal nashy main rehta hai her time

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Now of these were chinese or Pakistani pilots indians would have cheered and be delighted by such tradgic news.

Likes and comments on this thread, It's not sound like "cheering"?

 

[STREANH]

They need to accelerate induction of LUH to replace these antiques. Indian army and air force use their equipment well beyond their life span. Navy is much better in this regard.

 

[tman786]

Pilot survived but has been taken prisoner by the locals. Most likely he will be handed over to the authorities, the PLA.

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Pilot survived but has been taken prisoner by the locals. Most likely he will be handed over to the authorities, the PLA.

Villageer will beat the Chinese if they will come to their villages without armed. Bth pilots died

 

[beijingwalker]

Pilot survived but has been taken prisoner by the locals. Most likely he will be handed over to the authorities, the PLA.

Very likely

 

[nomi007]

Bad week for Indians

 

[Hellfire2006]

Very likely
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Show this to a self respecting monpa, bugun or nyishi from arunachal. I guarantee you he's gonna turn you into pulp. Out of all the NE people I've met and lived with Arunachalees are the most anti china folks, they're Especially angry about what you did with tibet in the 50s