SLAF helicopter crashes
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A technical error was the cause for the crash. Picture by
Stanley Gunatilleke |
An MI 24 fighter helicopter of the Sri Lanka Air Force crashed in the
Buttala area due to a technical error.
Sri Lanka Air Force media spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara
said four airmen including the pilots were killed.
Badalkumbura Police said the helicopter had crashed near Paravian
Ella area around 1.20 p.m.
No further information was available at the time this edition went to
press.
Squadron Leader E. L. Dodanmaluwa (Pilot), Flight Lieutenant M. A. R.
A. Fernando (Pilot), Corporal S. J. Sirisena (Air Gunner) and Corporal
B. M. S. C. B. Rathnayake (Air Gunner) died in the air crash. |
