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Monday, July 25, 2011

Thai army grounds helicopters after third crash near Burmese border

AB-212Bad weather has been ruled out as the cause of a third Thai army helicopter crash near the Burma border on Sunday, according to the Bangkok Post.

The Bell 212 helicopter was on a mission to pick up the bodies of nine people killed in the crash of a Black Hawk helicopter on Tuesday, the paper reported.

The Bell helicopter crashed in the morning killing three people on board. The crash killed the first and second pilot and first mechanic. The second mechanic was seriously injured.

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