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| Date: | Monday 6 December 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Helicopter |
| Owner/operator: | Pakistan Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Siachen glacier -
 Pakistan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Pakistan Army Aviation helicopter crashed in Siachin. Both pilots died in the crash.
The martyred pilots were Major Irfan Bercha and Major Raja Zeeshan Jahanzeb, the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) said, adding that search and rescue helicopters and army troops had reached the site of the accident following the crash.
Sources:
https://www.geo.tv/latest/386120-two-pakistani-pilots-martyred-in-siachin-helicopter-crash
https://www.trendsmap.com/twitter/tweet/1467827262137458690
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfuDb3RXW1U
Media:
Sad to learn about the helicopter crash of the Pakistan Army Aviation Corps in Siachen. pic.twitter.com/XD2wDaUoos
— Muhammad Waseem | محمد وسیم (@mstrwaseem) December 6, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2021 10:32 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Dec-2021 10:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, ] |
| 06-Dec-2021 12:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Dec-2021 14:18 | joel caetano | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Dec-2021 15:29 | joel caetano | Updated [Source, ] |
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