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Four killed as helicopter and plane collide in southern Germany

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:20:55 +0100

Four people were killed on Tuesday when a small plane and a helicopter collided in southwestern Germany, police said.

Two German UN peacekeepers killed in Mali helicopter crash

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 10:52:38 +0200

Two German UN peacekeepers were killed on Wednesday when their helicopter crashed as they were monitoring clashes in northern Mali, German and UN officials said.

Police send helicopter to rescue Papa Smurf

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:13:02 +0200

A police helicopter and patrol cars were called to assist a 'lifeless body' in Düsseldorf that turned out to be less of an emergency than they expected.

Half of German navy helicopters grounded

Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:04:00 +0200

Half of the German navy helicopter fleet has been grounded after engineers found large tears in the panelling of a British-made machine on deployment.

Flight experts probe deadly helicopter crash

Mon, 03 Mar 2014 15:55:00 +0100

Crash investigators were probing on Monday the wreckage of a helicopter which plunged into the Baltic Sea on Friday evening, killing three people on board.

Pilot swims for hours in Borneo river after crash

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:17:00 +0200

A German pilot whose helicopter crashed in a river in deep jungle in Borneo swam for four hours through crocodile territory before being found by fishermen, it was reported locally.

Merkel narrowly escapes helicopter near-crash

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:41:00 +0100

A police helicopter that had last week been carrying Angela Merkel lost power a few hours after dropping her off. It fell 1,000 metres before the crew could restart its engines, the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported Sunday.