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Missing FACh helicopter found - one crewmember dies
Chile's Air Force (FACh) confirmed on Friday that it had located the MH-60M Black Hawk helicopter that had gone missing the previous afternoon in the Southern Ice Fields sector of the Aysén region, with four crew members on board.
After 16 hours this Thursday, two MH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and a Bell 412 of the Chilean Air Force (FACH) took off from the airfield of Villa O’Higgins, in the Aysén Region, heading towards the Southern Ice Field. To that southern area of the country arrived the aircraft belonging to the Aviation Group No.9 of the FACH, based in Pudahuel, in the middle of the “Campaign of Southern Ice 2025′′, an operation carried out by the institution in t…
In one of the most remote and demanding sectors of the national territory, the Chilean Air Force (FACh) confirmed this morning the death of Captain de Bandada (A) Sergio Hidalgo Leiva, pilot of the helicopter MH-60M Black Hawk injured during a mission in Campos de Hielo Sur. The aircraft, belonging to the Aviation Group N° 9, [...] The Tragedy entrance in Campos de Hielo Sur: the captain of flock (A) Sergio Hidalgo Leiva, pilot of the Black Hawk…
In the afternoon of this Friday, the Chilean Air Force announced the identity of the captain who died in the crash of the MH-60M Black- Hawk helicopter, which occurred in the last hours in the South Ice Fields, in the commune of Aysén. According to the information provided by the institution, the pilot of the aircraft was the Captain of Bandada (A), Sergio Hidalgo Leiva (32), professional with about 11 years of experience and 1,200 hours of flig…
News Chile President Gabriel Boric Decrees Official Mourning After the Death of a Young Fach Officer
President Gabriel Boric Font declared official mourning this Friday due to the tragic death of Sergio Hidalgo Leiva, a 32-year-old officer of the Air Force (FACh), who lost his life after having an accident in an institutional helicopter in the Aysén Region, reports Meganoticias. Through his social networks, Boric pointed out that “to honor his legacy of service to the country and valuable trajectory, I have decided to decree Official Duel today…
During the last minutes of this Friday, October 17, President Gabriel Boric decreed Official Duel in Chile due to the accident of the Black Hawk helicopter. Let us remember that after the finding of the aircraft it was revealed that three of the passengers were found alive and one deceased. “To honor his legacy of service to the country and valuable trajectory, I have decided to decree Official Duel during today, Friday, October 17,”, explained …
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