Three National Guard members on a routine training flight were killed Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in a western New York town, an official said.
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Jan 21, 2021 01:42 AM EST
A helicopter crash took the lives of three national guard members when it went down. The cause of the crash needs to be investigated.
Three soldiers were fatalities last Wednesday when the helicopter went down in upstate New York.
Fatalities were part of a New York Army National Guard UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter unit. Based at Army Aviation Support Facility near Rochester International Airport when helicopter crash in Mendon, in New York on a training mission, reported Fox40.
The New York Army National Guard issued a statement, stating that it was part of the 1st Battalion (171st General Support Aviation). Soldiers of this units were identified as those who died in the accidental crash, said The Dailymail. Officials direct that all flags be at half-staff Thursday as a sign of respect for the fallen guardsmen.
Officials with the New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs confirms that three people are dead after a New York Army National Guard UH-60