Four killed after helicopter crashes into lake in Alaska
Four bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed into a shallow lake in Alaska last week, authorities have said. Search and rescue divers recovered the bodies of a helicopter pilot and three scientists from the water on the remote North Slope. The 1996 Bell 206 helicopter crashed last Thursday while […]
Three soldiers dead and one injured as two US army helicopters crash in Alaska
Two of the soldiers died at the scene, with the third dying while on the way to hospital. A fourth soldier is being treated in hospital for injuries following the crash on Thursday, which involved two AH-64 Apache helicopters returning from a training flight in the Healy region of the northwestern state. The soldiers’ identities […]
US warplanes intercept Russian bombers near Alaska for second time in two days
US fighter jets intercepted Russian fighters and bombers flying near Alaska for the second time in two days, though the aircraft did not enter US or Canadian airspace, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) said Thursday. Two Norad F-35s intercepted Russian TU-95 Bear bombers as well as SU-30 and SU-35 fighters on Tuesday. The […]
