Indian Defense Chief Killed In Mi-17 Crash

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Rescue workers next to the debris of the IAF Mi-17V5's crash site in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.
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SINGAPORE—India’s chief of defense staff, Gen. Bipin Rawat, and 12 others were killed when their Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, southern India. At time of writing, there was one survivor receiving medical attention at a nearby hospital. Among the dead were Rawat’s wife and...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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