4 die after Air Force chopper crashes

AN Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) helicopter went down in a residential area in Ruwa yesterday killing all three people aboard and a child on the ground soon after taking off from Manyame Air Base.

AFZ commander Air Marshal Elson Moyo said in a statement the helicopter took off from Manyame with two pilots and one aircraft technician on board, on a general handling training in the Seke-Domboshava area, but lost contact with the aircraft soon after.

“A dark cloud has engulfed the AFZ after news of the helicopter accident that claimed the lives of three aircrew and a civilian on the ground,” he said.

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