Chopper flying Northern Army Commander makes emergency landing, all passengers safe
Poonch (Jammu Kashmir) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): An Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) of the Indian Army with Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh on-board made an emergency landing in Poonch, Jammu Kashmir, on Thursday.
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Oct 24, 2019 16:10 IST
Poonch (Jammu Kashmir) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): An Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) of the Indian Army with Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh on-board made an emergency landing in Poonch, Jammu Kashmir, on Thursday.
"A helicopter with Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh on-board has executed a forced landing on account of technical snag in general area of Poonch. All crew and passengers are safe," the Army's Northern Command said in a statement.
The Northern Army Commander was returning from a forward location in the 16 Corps area of operations near the Line of Control (LoC) when the incident took place.
Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, who was the face of 2016 surgical strikes, had earlier also been involved in a chopper-related incident a few years ago, Army sources said.
Sources in the Army said one Lt Col Nambiar with his co-pilot, a naval officer on deputation to the Army, was flying the ALH Dhruv.
One of the pilots had suffered some injuries in the incident.
Further details are awaited.
The Army operates a large fleet of the indigenous ALH Dhruv choppers and the incident has raised a question mark on it. (ANI)
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