Seven IAF personnel including two officers were killed on Friday when an ALH Dhruv helicopter in which they were flying from Bareilly to Allahabad crashed in Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh.The pilot of the chopper had given a 'May Day call' (emergency call) before the crash and lost radio and radar contact after that, IAF spokesperson said in Delhi .The IAF aircraft had on board two pilots and five air warriors. There are no survivors, he said.
The chopper had taken off from Bareilly at 1553 hours and crashed approximately around 1657 hours, the spokesman said.The IAF has ordered a Court of Inquiry and teams have been rushed to the crash site in Sitapur. Bareilly is home to the Snow Tigers, the 111 Helicopter Unit. The station received 10 ALHs, the first batch of the Dhruv Mk-III, in February 2012.
The flight data recorder has been found and the IAF has ordered a court of inquiry to determine the cause of the crash. Rescue teams recovered the bodies from the crash site.
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