Pakistan Army Helicopter Meets Accident at Multan Airport

[Abbas Ali]

According to Express News channel, a Pakistan Army helicopter has met an accident at Multan Airport.

Unfortunately both pilots of the helicopter have lost their lives in the accident.

Helicopter type not mentioned.

Probably Bell AH-1 Cobra gunship helicopter?

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[Abbas Ali]

The helicopter crashed during landing at Multan Airport. Weather was bad at the time of accident, according to news sources.

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[Abbas Ali]

Both pilots - a major and a captain - were on a routine night training flight.

A sudden windstorm caused accident during helicopter's landing.

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[Vaqar Khan]

The two dead pilots have been named as Major Yasser and Captain Murtaza according to ISPR

[Abbas Ali]

It was a Bell AH-1 Cobra gunship helicopter of Pakistan Army, according to ARY News channel.

The helicopter crashed due to some technical problem, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement.

The helicopter crashed on Multan Airport runway, according to news channels.

A number of Cobra gunship helicopters are based at Pakistan Army Aviation base attached to Multan Airport.

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[Abbas Ali]

According to DAWN newspaper, the two pilots belonged to Squadron No. 33 of 404th Army Aviation Group based in Multan.

Squadron No. 33 is equipped with Bell AH-1F Cobra gunship helicopters, according to information on following link:

http://orbat.com/site/cwa/2010_web/paki ... istan.html

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