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HM suggests use aircraft reach accident sites
Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday regretted the enormous delay in rescue and relief teams reaching the train accident site at Sainthia in West Bengal and said use of helicopters or small planes...
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Flood relief flights grounded in Pakistan
SUKKUR, Pakistan – Bad weather grounded helicopters carrying emergency supplies to Pakistan’s flood-ravaged northwest Friday amid warnings the worst monsoon rains in decades would bring more...
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American troops’ daily life in Afghanistan
Dust-bowl camps. Dining in a quonset hut.Makeshift c memorials for fallen comrades. Endless lines of tents, and Black Hawk helicopters parked in the dust. For U.S. troops in Kandahar province in...
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Student flies like a bird, powered only by himself
A Canadian university student has done what Leonardo da Vinci had only dreamt of: Piloted a human-powered “wing-flapping” plane! Called an ornithopter, and the inspiration for modern day helicopters,...
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Japan scrambles to avert nuclear disaster
Operators of a quake-crippled nuclear plant in Japan are trying again on Thursday to use military helicopters to douse overheating reactors, as U.S. officials warned of a rising risk of a catastrophic...
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Brazen 18 hour Taliban attack ends in Afghanistan
A brazen, 18-hour Taliban attack on the Afghan capital ended early Monday when insurgents who had holed up overnight in two buildings were overcome by heavy gunfire from Afghan-led forces and pre-dawn...
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Rs 350 cr paid to facilitate VVIP chopper deal
Italy has begun investigating the sale of 12 VVIP helicopters to India by chopper manufacturer Agusta Westland as it suspects that commission was paid to an agent to ‘facilitate’ the deal. Italy is...
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Syrian Army bombs Douma city
The Syrian Army on Tuesday bombed the city of Douma near Damascus, intensifying its offensive against rebels. Turkey meanwhile scrambled its warplanes after Syrian helicopters flew close to its border....
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Uttarakhand rescue mission hit by rain IAF chopper crash kills 20
Heavy rains Tuesday hit operations to evacuate thousands of people still stranded in the hills of Uttarakhand as most helicopters could not operate, while 20 people were killed as an IAF Mi-17 crashed...
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