Army chopper crashes in Siachen, one pilot killed

[baker]

NEW DELHI: An Indian Army officer was killed and another injured on Wednesday when the helicopter they were piloting crashed on the Siachen glacier, the world's highest battlefield, during a routine supply sortie, the army headquarters here said.

The two officer-pilots were trying to land the chopper at the Bhim post helipad in northern glacier area at 11.45am when they lost control of the flying machine and it crashed 400 metres short of the helipad, an officer in the army headquarters said.

"The pilot was killed and the co-pilot was badly injured. The Army is evacuating the injured officer to a military hospital," the officer said.

He, however, refused to identify the two pilots immediately.

Army chopper crashes in Siachen, one pilot killed - The Times of India

 

[Android]

RIP to those brave soldiers

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

RIP!

Which helicopter..Dhruv?

 

[third eye]

Suggest this thread be merged here :

http://www.defence.pk/forums/indian-defence/180635-notify-iaf-aircraft-crashes.html

 

[Secur]

RIP!

Which helicopter..Dhruv?

Cheetah Actually

 

[baker]

May be we should bow our egos infront of the power of mother nature and make this glacier not a warzone
RIP for our brave hearts..

 

[Mirza Chusulla Toork]

May be we should bow our egos infront of the power of mother nature and make this glacier not a warzone
RIP for our brave hearts..

You are vulnerable to mother Natures Power even on and under Sea, desert, Air, Space etc that does not mean we should abandon our AF, Navy, Subs, Human Space programe, strategic geographical edge.

RIP to the brave soldier. Nature was not a problem in this case but outdated cheetah helicopters that have already outlived their utility.

15 Days before there was a report that the Cheetahs have become outdated and not fit for use at high altitude.

NewsWarrior: Young, brave pilots sacrifice their lives for no fault of their own

 

[Koovie]

R.I.P Sir...

 

[dearone4u_22]

Cheetah Actually

Why are we still using this old stuff

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

May be we should bow our egos infront of the power of mother nature and make this glacier not a warzone
RIP for our brave hearts..

How do you know it was Siachen and not a mechanical fault in the heli?

 

[T90TankGuy]

sad . RIP to the brave soul.

 

[MUHARIB]

RIP. *Salutes*

 

[SP!TF!R3]

RIP to the brave soldier..

 

[harpoon]

So it means the IA 's 8 year no-casuality in Siachen is broken.

 

[Killswitch]

The dead pilots families have AK Anthony to thank for delaying the purchase of helicopters. The deal was supposed to be signed years ago. Now it will cost more (rupee being weaker) and it will take longer, forcing pilots to fly helicopters past their lifespan.