Five ROK Marines Die In Helicopter Crash in Pohang

Condolences to the families and friends affected by this tragic helicopter crash:

This photo provided by the Marine Corps on July 17, 2018, shows the MUH-1 helicopter, the Marine version of the KUH-1 Surion. Dubbed Marineon, one MUH-1 chopper crashed at a military airport in Pohang, about 370 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on July 17, 2018. (Yonhap)

A Marine Corps helicopter crashed at a military airport in the southeastern city of Pohang on Tuesday, killing five of the six Marines aboard and injuring the other, officials said.

The helicopter was on a test flight in Pohang, some 370 kilometers southeast of Seoul, after repair when it went down from a height of about 10 meters around 4:46 p.m. and caught fire, Marine Corps officials said.  [Yonhap]

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flyingsword
flyingsword
6 years ago

why so many on the bird during maint test flight? curiou.

J6Junkie
J6Junkie
6 years ago

Where was Commie Moon during this flight? How come he didn’t save them?

Flyingsword
Flyingsword
6 years ago

J6, Good questions all.

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