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.
The IL-76 aircraft was captured descending toward the ground with one of its engines on fire. Other footage showed a column of black smoke rising from the crash site.
According to the report, more than 2,500 troops from the US, Australia, Philippines, Timor-Leste and Indonesia are currently taking part in the exercise on the Tiwi Islands.
The Iliouchine-type plane had crashed in the agricultural fields moments after the take-off from Boufarik airport near the capital Algiers.
San Francisco, May 19: A Boeing 707 military tanker plane crashed and burst into flames Wednesday as it took off from Point Mugu Naval Air Station in Southern California, injuring the three people on board,
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