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HELICOPTER

Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2015
Oil rig copter carrying 12 crashes in Lagos lagoon; at least four killed
A helicopter carrying 12 people crashed into a lagoon in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on Wednesday, killing at least four people, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 13, 2015
Marine chopper with eight aboard missing in Nepal quake zone; crew talked of 'fuel issues'
A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter was declared missing on Tuesday with six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers aboard as it was ferrying rice and tarps to earthquake victims in rugged terrain in Nepal, near a town hard hit by the latest deadly aftershocks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2015
Crashed Syrian army helicopter crew captured by rebels; one executed
A Syrian military helicopter crashed in northwestern Syria on Sunday and at least four of its crew were captured by rebels, according to a monitoring group.
WORLD
Oct 30, 2014
Syrian helicopter bombs displaced persons camp; several dead: refugees
A Syrian army helicopter dropped two barrel bombs on a displaced persons camp in the northern province of Idlib, camp residents said on Wednesday, and video footage appeared to show charred and dismembered bodies.
EDITORIALS
Aug 8, 2013
Helicopter crash stirs resentment
The U.S. Air Force helicopter crash Monday in Okinawa is likely to deepen residents' fear of aircraft operations, especially those of the tilt-roter MV-22 Osprey.

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