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Crucial Air Corps crash beacon fell off helicopter in the middle of flight on way to aeromedical mission – TheStory.ie

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A crucial emergency beacon fell from an Air Corps helicopter during an emergency medical mission, sparking a four-day search before it was eventually discovered by a farm worker in a field. The automatic deployable emergency locator is meant to be used in the event of a crash to help locate a missing aircraft. However, during the flight last November, technicians discovered the device had vanished following checks at Custume Barracks in Athlone.…
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thestory.ie broke the news in on Monday, August 11, 2025.
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