Army helicopter crashes, 2 killed
published : 14 Dec 2021 at 13:14
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Wassana Nanuam
A helicopter on a training flight from the Army Aviation Centre in Lop Buri crashed and burst into flames on Tuesday morning, killing the two crew.
An army source said the helicopter crashed about 9.40am beside a post office in front of Jiraprawat army camp in Nakhon Sawan province.
Lt Col Panpong Banchongplian, a flying instructor, and Cpl Chanakorn Piamcharoen, an aviation student, were killed in the crash.
The helicopter crashed while on a training flight with other helicopters.
The army bought 22 Enstrom 480B helicopters from a United States company in two batches - the first 16 in 2011 and the second six in 2019.
The crashed helicopter reportedly cost 74 million baht.
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Vocabulary
- aviation: the flying of aircraft - การบิน
- batch: a group - กลุ่ม
- instructor (noun): teacher, trainer, educator - ครูผู้สอน, อาจารย์, ครู, ผู้สอน
- source: a place where information comes from; someone who gives information - แหล่ง
