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Fri., March 15, 2013 7:39pm
From Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah to Kandahar Province in Afghanistan, troops are grieving after a helicopter crash in Afghanistan killed five fellow soldiers based in southeast Georgia. In Afghanistan, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade soldiers held a memorial service Friday for the Black Hawk helicopter crew.
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Wed., November 14, 2012 9:38am
A new report from federal investigators indicates that two officers in an Atlanta police helicopter made no distress calls before the aircraft collided with wires atop a 42-foot power pole. The preliminary report released late Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board sheds little light on what might have caused the chopper to crash.
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Tue., November 6, 2012 8:57am
Officials say the Atlanta police helicopter that crashed over the weekend and killed two officers on board had been completely refurbished in recent years.Mayor Kasim Reed said at a news conference Monday the helicopter had been upgraded in 2004 and 2005.
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Mon., November 5, 2012 10:00am
Federal investigators say an Atlanta police helicopter hit the top of power line pole and its support cables before it crashed on a busy city street, killing two officers on board. They hope to have a preliminary report on the crash later this week.
