C HEETAH OPTER RASHES

2 pilots die after the Indian Army’s Cheetah helicopter crashes near Arunachal’s Bomdila

The helicopter had gone missing after it lost contact with the ATC at around 09:15 am

Moni Sharma

Bomdila: The bodies of the pilot and the co-pilot of the Indian Army’s Cheetah Helicopter that crashed in Arunachal Pradesh earlier on Thursday have been found by the civilians. As per reports, their families have been informed. The two pilots were identified as Lieutenant Colonel VVB Reddy and Major Jayanth A.

The Cheetah helicopter had gone missing in morning when it was moving from Senge to Missamari. The helicopter lost contact with

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Indian Army ordered an inquiry after a Cheetah helicopter crashed near the Mandala hills area in Arunachal Pradesh in which two pilots were killed on Thursday.

“Five search parties of the Indian Army, SSB and ITBP were immediately launched. The wreckage of the aircraft was found near Village Banglajaap East of Mandala. With regret we inform that the pilot and the co-pilot of the helicopter lost their lives in the accident,” the Army’s Eastern Command released statement confirming the deaths.

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