Breaking: An Australian Army helicopter has crashed into Jervis Bay on the NSW South Coast during a late-night counter-terrorism training exercise, the Australian Defence Force said.
An Australian Army helicopter has crashed into Jervis Bay on the NSW South Coast during a late-night counter-terrorism training exercise, the Australian Defence Force said.
All 10 personnel on board the aircraft were recovered and were assessed by medical personnel at HMAS Creswell, south of Nowra.Today program, Defence Minister Richard Marles said the main rotor lost power while the helicopter was doing a routine extraction.“The crew were able to shut down the rotor ... in really a textbook fashion and were able to ditch the helicopter in Jervis Bay itself,” he said.
“We’ve had the MRH90s in the defence force for a considerable amount of time ... this is a helicopter that we are going to be replacing with Black Hawks,” Marles told Today.
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