Helicopter on Training Mission Crashes; 1 Dead
From Times Wire Reports
An Air Force helicopter crashed during a training exercise, killing one of three people aboard, officials said.
The other two crew members were taken to a Taos hospital where one was being treated for broken ribs and bruises, said Col. Eric Fiel of Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque. The other crew member was still being evaluated, he said.
Fiel said the pilot, co-pilot and flight engineer were from the base’s 512th Rescue Unit of the 58th Special Operations Wing and were on a high-altitude training mission.
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