The bodies of three crew members on the military helicopter that crashed Tuesday in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau were found on Wednesday morning, according to rescue forces.
The bodies of three crew members were taken to HCM City on October 19 afternoon
According to a member of the rescue forces, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Tran Van Cu, debris of the helicopter was spotted on Bao Quan Mountain in Tan Thanh District.
The plane's debris and the bodies of three crew members were seen down Bao Quan Moutain in Tan Thanh District on October 19
The three bodies of the crew members were identified near the debris, Cu told Dan Tri/DTiNews at 11.55am.
The three bodies and the black box had been recovered in the afternoon.
Rescue forces ready to recover the bodies and debris on October 19 afternoon
The military helicopter with three people on board crashed while undertaking a training session in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province on October 18 morning.
A helicopter searching for the crashed plane on October 19 morning
According to Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Nhat, the EC130 transported pilot trainees and their teacher who belong to Division 18 under the Ministry of Defence.
In August, a military aircraft crashed in a paddy field in Phu Yen Province’s Dong Hoa District on its training session, killing one young pilot.
Earlier this year, a Su30 MK2 fighter jet under Division 371 of the Air Defence -Air Force Service crashed into the sea, while flying off Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces on June 14. Senior Lieutenant Colonel Tran Quang Khai died while Major Nguyen Huu Cuong was later rescued by fishermen.
During the search and rescue mission for the Su30 MK2 plane, rescue aircraft CASA 212, coded 8983, of Brigade 918 of the Air Defence-Air Force Service also had an accident while flying off Bach Long Vi Island. Eight crew members were confirmed dead while the body of another soldier, also believed to have died, has yet to be found.
