The helicopter, manned by two pilots, was conducting a training flight in adverse weather conditions when Air Force headquarters lost communication with it on July 12th. The following day, an extensive search operation was initiated to locate the missing aircraft.
China considers Taiwan as part of its mainland and has vowed to take control of the self-governed island, by force if necessary. China's aggressive military maneouvres started in response to ex-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan in 2022.
The plane was carrying 17 crew members and 21 passengers, three of them civilians. The two pilots had extensive experience, according to the Chilean air force, which said that while the plane was built in 1978, it was in good condition. The air force said it flies this route monthly.
The plane took off at 4:55 p.m. from the southern city of Punta Arenas, which is more than 3,000 kilometers (1,860 miles) from the capital of Santiago. Contact was lost at 6:13 p.m., a statement said.
The Iliouchine-type plane had crashed in the agricultural fields moments after the take-off from Boufarik airport near the capital Algiers.
Debris from a Myanmar military plane carrying 105 people was found in the Andaman Sea on Wednesday, a local official and an air force source told AFP. The aircraft was reported missing earlier
Medan, Indonesia (AP): An Indonesian air force transport plane crashed Tuesday into a residential neighborhood in the country's third-largest city of Medan, killing dozens of people.Television footage showed the wreckage of the downed C-130
Jakarta: An Indonesian air force transport plane crashed Tuesday into a residential neighborhood in the country's third-largest city of Medan, killing at least 30 people.Indonesian television broadcast images from the city of a downed Hercules
Vilnius, Lithuania, Aug 30: A Lithuanian military plane collided midair with a French fighter jet during a NATO training flight Tuesday and crashed into a swamp after its two pilots ejected, officials said. No serious
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