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Thursday, September 16, 2010

PAF Grounds Huey Helicopter Fleet

UH-1H ''Huey''The entire fleet of Philippine Air Force (PAF) UH-1H “Huey” helicopters has been grounded by PAF chief Lt. Gen. Oscar Rabena following the incident last Friday wherein one of their choppers was engulfed in flames after making an emergency landing in Ilocos Norte.

This was revealed on Saturday by PAF spokesperson Lt. Col. Migue Okol who said the entire “Huey” fleet will remain grounded until investigators determine the cause of the fire.

According to Okol, the PAF Huey helicopter with tail number 330 was on a resupply mission in support of the 503rd Army Infantry Brigade and was ferrying several soldiers when the incident happened.

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