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Zimbabwe Air Force Bell 412 helicopter crashes, four killed

Patrick Kenyette by Patrick Kenyette
April 24, 2021 - Updated on April 30, 2021
in Aerospace
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An Air Force of Zimbabwe Agusta Bell 412 (AB 412) helicopter crashed on Friday, 23 April killing three crew members and a child on the ground as it came down on a house.

The Agusta Bell 412 (AB 412) helicopter from Number 8 Sqn crashed in Hukuru area near Harare. Four crew members and one civilian on the ground died.

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The helicopter was on a training mission, with two pilots and a technician when it disappeared on the radar.

The Bell 412 helicopter crashed on a house in Arcturus, a farming area some 30 km east of the capital Harare.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of lives after the unfortunate accident,” Air Marshal Elson Moyo said.

A video released on Social media charred parts of the helicopter and security forces conducting an investigation.

It is still uncertain the cause of the crash.

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The No.8 squadron has been flying Bell 412SP helicopters since the Second Congo War in 1998 which were later armed with rocket launchers.

Similarly, a SIAI-Marchetti SF260 trainer aircraft belonging to the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) crashed in a compound in Somabhula, about 24 km south-west of Gweru, near the central city of Gweru, killing both pilots last year December.

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