Deadly UK chopper crash

Published: 2 April 2009 y., Thursday
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Scotland's second North Sea helicopter crash in weeks involved the same company and the same brand of aircraft.

 

The Super Puma chopper went down about 55 kilometres from the mainland on Wednesday.

 

Šaltinis: Reuters
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