General, Pilot Die in Helicopter Crash
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An air force brigadier general and a crewman were killed when their helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, the army said. Brig. Gen. Tal Shmuel Eldar, 45, was one of the highest-ranking air force officers ever killed in a military air accident, according to the army. A 20-year-old second lieutenant, Ilan Gur, also died in the crash. Army radio said the accident occurred about 15 miles north of Tel Aviv. The bodies had not yet been recovered.
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