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Sri Lankan Air Force MI-24 Attack Helicopter Crashed in a Training Mission
A Sri Lankan Air Force MI-24 helicopter gunship in a training mission crashed this afternoon due to a technical failure.
SLAF Spokesperson Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara said the crash was reported around 1.30 p.m. at a site 5 kilo meters north of Buttala in the South.
The two pilots and the two gunners on the training exercise, Squadron Leader Asela Dodammaluwa, Flight Lieutenant Rehan Fernando, Corporal Jayantha Sirisena, and Corporal Rathnayake died in the crash, the Air Force spokesman said
From:Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka Air Force MI 24 gunship crashes while on training
A Sri Lankan Air Force MI-24 helicopter gunship in a training mission crashed this afternoon due to a technical failure.
SLAF Spokesperson Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara said the crash was reported around 1.30 p.m. at a site 5 kilo meters north of Buttala in the South.
The two pilots and the two gunners on the training exercise, Squadron Leader Asela Dodammaluwa, Flight Lieutenant Rehan Fernando, Corporal Jayantha Sirisena, and Corporal Rathnayake died in the crash, the Air Force spokesman said
From:Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka Air Force MI 24 gunship crashes while on training
