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Publish: Thursday January 13, 2022 | 5:16 pm | অনলাইন সংস্করণ
A Navy Seahawk helicopter was forced to make a hard landing near Smithfield, Virginia, on Wednesday, and one of the three crew members aboard sustained minor injuries, according to the Navy.
The Navy had previously said all three personnel suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
“We can confirm that a Navy MH-60S helicopter experienced a hard landing in a field in the vicinity of Smithfield, VA,” said Lt. Cmdr. Robert Myers, a spokesman for Naval Air Force Atlantic, in a statement.
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Images taken by Virginia State Police show the helicopter’s fuselage lying in a field and atop brush near a tree line.
“As the helicopter pilot was making the emergency landing, the momentum of the craft caused it to slide into the wood line,” said a Virginia State Police statement. “The craft struck several trees sustaining damage to the front cockpit area and both sides of the landing skids.”
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