China says it never got a look at a downed U.S. helicopter used in the raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. A statement posted on the Chinese Ministry of Defense website Tuesday called allegations that Pakistan had given China access to the wreckage totally unfounded and extremely absurd. The New York Times and […]
China Denies Seeing Downed US Stealth Helicopter
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Pakistan Rejects Reports China Had Access to Downed US Helicopter
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan is rejecting reports that its intelligence agency let China examine the wreckage of a stealth American helicopter that crashed during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The New York Times and Financial Times newspapers quoted unnamed U.S. officials who said Pakistan’s intelligence service is believed to have permitted Chinese engineers to photograph and […]
Reports: Pakistan Let China See Downed US “Stealth” Helicopter
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say Pakistan likely gave China access to the wreckage of a stealth American helicopter that crashed during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The New York Times and Financial Times newspapers quoted unnamed U.S. officials who said Pakistan’s intelligence service is believed to have allowed Chinese engineers to photograph and even walk […]
Reports: Pakistan Likely Granted China Access to Downed US Helicopter
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Published reports say Chinese engineers were likely given access to the wreckage of a stealth American helicopter that crashed during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. U.S. officials have told reporters that Pakistan’s intelligence service allowed the engineers to photograph the helicopter, which contained special technology designed to allow the aircraft to elude radar. […]
U.S. Officials Say Pakistan Likely Granted China Access to Helicopter
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 11:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say Chinese engineers were likely given access to the wreckage of a stealth American helicopter that crashed during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The officials say Pakistan’s intelligence service allowed the engineers to photograph the helicopter, which contained special technology designed to allow the aircraft to elude radar. U.S. forces involved […]
Mining Employees Killed in Helicopter Crash in Indonesia
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Ten people are dead after a helicopter chartered by an Australian mining company crashed in eastern Indonesia. The helicopter went down Wednesday shortly after taking off from the city of Manado on Sulawesi island. A search and rescue team reached the wreckage Thursday morning. Ten passengers and crew were on board, including two Australians, two […]
Helicopter Carry 10 People Missing in Indonesia
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Indonesian authorities say a helicopter carrying 10 people in eastern Indonesia disappeared from radar screens shortly after takeoff Wednesday. Officials say search and rescue operations were launched immediately from the North Sulawesi provincial capital, Manado. Local residents are quoted as saying the weather was bad when the helicopter disappeared, and witnesses said they heard an […]
Thai Helicopter Crash Kills Three
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Thai officials say three military men were killed and another was injured Sunday when a Thai army helicopter crashed near the border with Burma. It was the third military helicopter to crash in the same area in just over a week. Sunday’s crash brought the total fatalities in the three accidents to 17. The Bell […]
Helicopter Crash Kills 3 in Burma
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
A helicopter crashed into the Andaman Sea off Burma’s western coast on Monday, killing three people. Eight other passengers were rescued and taken to hospitals. Malaysia’s oil and gas company Petronas had rented the helicopter to fly to off-shore natural gas drilling rigs in the Yetagun gas and oil field. The French company that owns […]
Helicopter Crash Kills 3 in Burma
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
A helicopter crashed into the Andaman Sea off Burma’s western coast on Monday, killing three people. Several other passengers were rescued and taken to hospitals. The exact number of survivors was not clear. Malaysia’s oil and gas company Petronas had rented the helicopter to fly to off-shore natural gas drilling rigs in the Yetagun gas […]
