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IAF helicopter crash

Updated: August 30, 2012 18:41 IST
Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel spray foam into the wreckage after two air force helicopters collided and crashed at a field in Sarmat village, near Jamnagar in Gujarat, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. According to an IAF spokesman the two Russian made Mil MI 17 helicopters were on a routine training sortie when they collided and crashed killing all eight airmen aboard. (AP Photo)
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Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel spray foam into the wreckage after two air force helicopters collided and crashed at a field in Sarmat village, near Jamnagar in Gujarat, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. According to an IAF spokesman the two Russian made Mil MI 17 helicopters were on a routine training sortie when they collided and crashed killing all eight airmen aboard. (AP Photo)
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Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel and volunteers pull the wreckage to look for survivors after two air force helicopters collided and crashed at a field in Sarmat village, near Jamnagar in Gujarat, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. According to an IAF spokesman the two Russian made Mil MI 17 helicopters were on a routine training sortie when they collided and crashed killing all eight airmen aboard.(AP Photo)
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Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel and locals gather around the site of an accident after two air force helicopters collided and crashed at a field in Sarmat village, near Jamnagar in Gujarat, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. According to an IAF spokesman the two Russian made Mil MI 17 helicopters were on a routine training sortie when they collided and crashed killing all eight airmen aboard. (AP Photo)
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A police officer gestures as Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel inspect the wreckage after two air force helicopters collided and crashed at a field in Sarmat village, near Jamnagar in Gujarat, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. According to an IAF spokesman the two Russian made Mil MI 17 helicopters were on a routine training sortie when they collided and crashed killing all eight airmen aboard.(AP Photo)
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Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel salvage the remains after two air force helicopters collided and crashed at a field in Sarmat village, near Jamnagar in Gujarat, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. According to an IAF spokesman the two Russian made Mil MI 17 helicopters were on a routine training sortie when they collided and crashed killing all eight airmen aboard.(AP Photo)