Chief Of Air Staff Orders Probe Into Copter Crash In PH

A panel of experts has been constituted to unravel the circumstances behind Thursday’s crash of a Nigerian Air Force Parade helicopter on the runway of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.This was made known in a statement signed by Airforce Deputy Director, Public Relations, Group Capt. Dele Jerry Alonge.

Alonge said the Mi-24B helicopter was on a training exercise when it made an emergency landing at about 10:00a.m.

 

AN Mi-24 MILITARY CHOPPER

 

“There was no casualty as all the crew members came out unhurt.

“The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh, on receipt of the report, has immediately constituted a team of experts to unravel the circumstances that led to the accident.”