Israeli Helicopter Crash in Romania in The Bucegi Mountains

IULIAN ROMANIA ^^^ An Israeli Sikorski CH-53-type helicopter, which was taking part in a joint Romanian-Israeli drill, crashed in a mountainous area close to Bran, 140 kilometres (90 miles) north of Bucharest. Israel's air force trains in Romania to learn how to fight in foreign terrain, an Israeli military official said. "The deployment in Romania is needed for use of large theatres and challenging terrains, such as those that the Israel Defence Forces will possibly encounter in a future conflict," the official said.The crash occurred in the Carpathian mountains ! Witnesses quoted said they had seen three helicopters flying above the mountain region around Brasov.

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