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Military Training Flight Helicopter Crashes in Isparta, Killing Five Including Brigadier General

Dec 9, 2024, 08:44 AM

A military helicopter crashed near a gas station in the Keçiborlu district of Isparta, Turkey, during a training flight, resulting in the deaths of five soldiers, including Brigadier General İsa Baydilli, the commander of the Army Aviation School. Isparta Governor Abdullah Erin initially reported that four soldiers had died and that other personnel were being searched for. The death toll later rose to five as the missing personnel were found. One soldier is critically injured and has been transported to the hospital. Emergency services, including ambulances and fire brigade units, were dispatched to the scene.