4 officers killed in police helicopter crash in Brazil – Charles D’Alberto

Chopper providing support for operation near City of God favela at time of crash

Four police officers were killed when a military helicopter crashed while supporting an anti-drug operation in Brazil, authorities said Sunday.

The helicopter was flying near the infamous City of God favela in Rio de Janerio amid shooting and confrontations between criminal gangs and police, according to witnesses.

The altercation began after a gang blocked a road and set fire to tires and garbage dumps.

Military police spokesman, Ivan Blaz, said at a news conference that the helicopter had been apparently forced down, but he didn’t elaborate.

“Everything indicates that the helicopter made a forced landing,” he told the G1 news portal.

The air force said it would begin an investigation into the cause of the accident. Shooting down aircraft is rare in the Brazil but a gang managed to down a military chopper in 2009.

Authorities said Sunday they found no bullet holes in the helicopter or in the bodies of the four officers and three suspects have been arrested and various weapons seized. There was no word on the reasons for the arrests.

The favelas of Rio are notorious for extremely high crime rates as the government has struggled to contain gangs and drug trafficking operations. In the recent years, police have successfully improved the crime situation in the slums but according to local media, overall crime has worsening in the country as authorities face unexpected budget shortfalls.

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Freedom soars over Adriatic Sea – Charles D’Alberto

 

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy–F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron participated in a training flight over the Adriatic Sea on Oct. 25, 2016. Pilots from the 555th and 510th Fighter Squadrons train regularly to ensure they can deter aggression, defend U.S. and NATO interests, and develop Aviano through superior combat air power. The two squadrons fly more than 20,000 hours a year combined to ensure they can provide combat airpower to U.S. and NATO combatant commanders and the National Command Authority to meet national security objectives.

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Arrest after Laser Strike of Police Helicopter, WA – Charles D’Alberto

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Just before 1am this morning tomorrow, a green laser beam was pointed at the police helicopter as it was conducting patrols of the Butler area.

The helicopter crew were able to pinpoint the location where the beam emanated from and officers from the Northern Regional Operations Group attended the identified residence in Butler, WA Police say.

A 28 year old man from Butler has been charged with Cause Fear with Laser or Light to People in Conveyance and Possession of a Controlled Weapon. He is due to appear before the Joondalup Magistrates Court on 21 November 2016.

A 26 year old man from Alkimos and a 23 year old man from West Perth have been summonsed to appear in court at a later date on the offence of Possession of a Controlled Weapon.

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Russia’s New Look Mi-28NM Attack Helicopter to Tote New, Better Missiles – Charles D’Alberto

Russia’s upgraded Mi-28NM Night Hunter helicopter gunships will soon bristle with an array of longer-range guided antitank missiles.“

We are updating Ataka and Khrizantema missiles for the Mi-28NMs to increase their range of target detection, lock on and destruction. The helicopter’s onboard fire control system will likewise be adapted for the use of these new missiles,” Valery Kashin, chief designer of the Kolomna-based Mechanical Engineering Design Bureau, said.

The Night Hunters will be able to use their new weapons round the clock and in any weather. For example, the modernized Ataka guided antitank missiles will have their range increased to 8 kilometers from 6 now. Early this month Russia tested out an upgraded version of the Mi-28 attack helicopter.

Dubbed Mi-28NM (NATO reporting name “Havoc”), it features a 360-degree radar and advanced weapons guidance system that ensures faster target acquisition and its downloading to the helicopter’s fire control system.

Unlike its predecessor, the Mi-28NM can be piloted also by the gunner and is better suited for the use of high-precision ordnance. The Mi-28NM is a modernized version of the Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopter that is being upgraded to a fifth-generation aircraft, which has been in development since 2008.

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Suspected Drunken Driver Smashes Into Helicopter – Charles D’Alberto

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An alleged drunken driver in New Mexico is accused of driving through a highway barricade and crashing into a medical helicopter over the weekend.

The chopper and two fire trucks were parked in the highway in Gallup early Sunday morning to rescue the victim of a one-vehicle accident, local ABC station KOAT reported.

Glenn Livingston, 26, allegedly drove through the barricade set up at the scene and hit both the chopper and a fire truck, per CBS station KRQE.

The chopper was not running and its rotors were not spinning at the time of the collision, the McKinely County Sheriff’s Office said.

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BREAKING A twin-prop Metroliner crashed in Luqa (Malta) this morning – Charles D’Alberto

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Five people died this morning after the aircraft they were flying in crashed shortly after take-off in Luqa at around 7.20am (local).

• UPDATE 0831 UTC The plane was on its way to Misrata, Libya.
• UPDATE 0813 UTC The aircraft involved in the accident at Luqa Airport was a 1983 Fairchild SA227-AT aircraft

• UPDATE 0808 UTC Runway 13/31 is currently available for departures but a zero-rate regulation is applied until 1200 UTC for arrivals (NOTAM A0971).
• UPDATE 0721 UTC The aircraft believed to be carrying EU border officials crashes at Malta airport.
• UPDATE 0704 UTC Incident at Malta airport. Main runway unavailable. No arrivals until further notice.

Sources said the plane crashed near the runway soon after take-off and subsequently burst into flames. An eyewitness told Times of Malta they saw the plane take-off and rise before it suddenly tipped onto its right side “and went straight down into the ground.”

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Russian helicopter crash kills 19 in northwest Siberia – Charles D’Alberto

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Moscow: A helicopter crashed in northwest Siberia on Friday, killing 19 people on board, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency said on Saturday.

Three crew members and 16 passengers died when the Russian-made Mi-8 helicopter came down late on Friday in adverse weather conditions.

Two survivors were injured and a third unscathed, TASS news agency reported, citing a regional health official.

The helicopter was carrying employees of a contractor from oil major Rosneft’s Suzun oilfield, part of the Vankor deposit, Russia’s northernmost onshore oil production project.

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Marine helicopter hits power line before landing near Sunset Beach – Charles D’Alberto

Charles D’Alberto U.S. Marines prepare to refuel a UH-1Y Venom during an aircraft delivered ground refueling training event as part of the Rim of the Pacific exercise on July 25.

 

A U.S. Marine helicopter struck a power line and made an emergency landing on the North Shore Tuesday night. There were no injuries to the flight crew or civilians.

The UH-1Y, belonging to the III Marine Expeditionary Force, was flying in an authorized training area when it struck the line about 7:45 p.m., according to Capt. Tim Irish, spokesman for the Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The aircraft was conducting a scheduled flight in the area.

The Honolulu Police Department said officers responded to Comsat Road, which is mauka of Sunset Beach, to assist with traffic management.

Irish said the helicopter is still on site but does not know if or when it will be moved. The cause of the incident is under investigation.

According to the Hawaiian Electric Co., there was a report of damage to a line, but there were no power outages.

Joanna Perez said she and her family heard sirens and saw at least six emergency vehicles drive up Comsat Road between 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Perez, who is staying with her son at his house on Comsat Road, said when her family left around 8:30 a.m. today, police were blocking access to Comsat Road. She said residents had to provide officers with their addresses to get in.

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Rescue Helicopter Pilot with Nerves of Steel – Charles D’Alberto

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Military helicopter slams into Malaysian school – Charles D’Alberto

 

Charles D’Alberto At least 17 people, including some students, were injured when a Royal Malaysian Air Force helicopter, carrying more than a dozen personnel on board, crashed into a school in Tawau, Sabah, yesterday

TAWAU • A military helicopter crashed into a school in the town of Tawau, Sabah, yesterday morning, leaving at least 17 people hurt, including several students, Malaysian media reported.

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) helicopter was carrying 14 personnel on board when it crashed into the area between the canteen and a hall building under construction within the secondary school compound, the New Straits Times reported. Other reports, however, said there were 13 RMAF personnel on board the aircraft.

The paper said the aircraft clipped the roof of the school’s main building before it lost altitude and crashed at about 9.35am.

The RMAF headquarters in Kuala Lumpur said the helicopter had been on a routine training flight.

Tawau police chief Fadil Marcus said the aircraft had taken off from Tawau airport, located about 10km from the school.

 He said 14 RMAF personnel on board, including the pilots, were hurt, The Star reported.

There were conflicting reports about the number of students injured, with some saying at least four students had been hurt.

All those injured were rushed to a nearby clinic. Some of them were later transferred to the Tawau district hospital, The Star said. The school was closed temporarily after the crash.

Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has ordered the RMAF to carry out investigations, Bernama reported.

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