2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash · tehsil

On December 8, 2021, 2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash (tehsil). 13 people died.

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Date
December 8, 2021
Place
tehsil
Killed
13
Injured
1
Position
11.332°N, 76.808°E
Wikidata ID
Q109996552

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On 8 December 2021, a Mil Mi-17V-5 transport helicopter operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed between Coimbatore and Wellington in the state of Tamil Nadu after departing from Sulur Air Force Station. The helicopter was carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 13 others, including his wife and staff. Everyone on board was killed in the immediate aftermath, except Group Captain Varun Singh, who died from his injuries at a hospital a week later.

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