Investigation Looking At Crash Of AW109 Helicopter In Borno State
July 10 2017
The Nigerian air force says one of its AW109 light utility helicopter crashed last week during a liaison mission in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state.
The aircraft suffered a technical fault on July 6. The pilots successfully ditched the helicopter in a pool of water to minimize damage. There were no injuries, the air force said.
The liaison mission was part of efforts to improve communication between the Nigerian army and air force in operations against the Boko Haram...
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