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Mexican air force helicopter crashes; 3 dead MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials say an air force helicopter has crashed in the western state of Jalisco, killing three military personnel on board. The Defense Department reports that the Bell 206 aircraft originated in Michoacan state and went down...

MiG-21 fighter aircraft of IAF crashes in Punjab, pilot bales out safely A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Raikot, about 10 km south of the Halwara air base in Punjab today, but the pilot managed to bale out safely. A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence...

Navy's Chetak copter crashes; one killed, 3 injured Rescue officials at the Chetak-crash site. A Chetak helicopter of Indian Navy crashed at Ankapalle, near Visakhapatnam, on May 2. Krishen Kumar, a diver on board, died following serious injuries. Lieutenant Commander Rishikesh N. (pilot)...

Vietnamese Mig-21 fighter jet crashes Vietnamese officials say a military pilot was injured after ejecting from a fighter jet before it crashed in central Vietnam over the weekend.The online VnExpress newspaper says the MiG-21 jet, part of the C40 Air Force unit in Binh Dinh province, crashed...

Four injured in chopper crash in Leh Four Army personnel, including a major, were on Sunday injured when their helicopter crashed in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Chetak helicopter which was transporting a patient — Lance Naik Madhu Prasad — crashed at Chipskang injuring four Army...

Indian Navy UAV crashes An Israeli made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Indian Navy crashed at about 7:30 PM today while on a routine mission. The accident occurred just short of the runway, as it was approaching for landing. There are no casualties or injuries. A detailed inquiry has...

Air show crash: Inquiry points to pilot error Air show crash: Inquiry points to pilot error Human error could have caused the crash that killed two navy pilots who were performing aerobatics at an air show in Hyderabad on March 3, navy sources said. The stunt plane, an indigenously built...

38 IAF planes, copters crash in last 3 years; 28 personnel dead New Delhi: As many as 38 Indian Air Force planes and helicopters have crashed in different incidents during the last three years killing 28 personnel, the Lok Sabha was informed today. "A total of 38 accidents involving IAF planes...

New Zealand military chopper crashes, 3 dead WELLINGTON: Three airmen were killed and a fourth was seriously hurt after a New Zealand military helicopter en route to a military memorial crashed on farmland north of the capital, Wellington, emergency services said on Sunday. Earlier, three...

Air Force crash victims named The wreckage of the Air Force Iroquois helicopter on the side of a hill in Pukerua Bay The names of the Air Force crew who died this morning after their Iroquois helicopter crashed have been released. They were Flight Lieutenant Hayden Madsen, Corporal Benjamin...

US Navy's trainer aircraft crashes, 3 dead The US Navy's T-39N Sabreliner trainer aircraft. The US Navy's T-39N Sabreliner trainer aircraft with four crew members on board crashed here on Monday. While bodies of three personnel have been recovered, the status of the fourth member...

Pak Army’s training aircraft crashes, pilot dead A pilot was killed when a training aircraft of the Pakistani army crashed into fields on the outskirts of Peshawar on Thursday, police said. The aircraft from the army's aviation wing was on a routine training flight when it crashed in the...

Malaysian pilot dies in crash A Malaysian air force pilot was killed when the RMAF Pilatus PC-7 aircraft he was flying during an air show crashed, on Thursday. Royal Malaysian Air Force spokesman confirmed the incident and said only one pilot was on board when the incident occurred, according...

NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan KABUL — A NATO helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan Tuesday with Turkish soldiers on board, but the military alliance denied that anyone had been killed. The military chopper came down on the outskirts of Wardak town, capital of the province of the...

Seven IAF crashes in six months New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): Six fighter aircrafts and one helicopter of Indian Air Force (IAF) have crashed since September, 2009, with preliminary causes identified as human error / technical defects. “Every IAF aircraft accident is investigated by a Court of...