18 Dead in Venzuela Helo Crash

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18 Dead in Venzuela Helo Crash

Postby rattler » Mon May 04, 2009 5:47 am

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090503/ap_ ... er_crash_4

Strange thing that with the Brigadier General:

He was recently named comander of "Operation Theater #2", of the state of Táchira, before (until 2008) head of the Fuerte Tiuna Infantry School. Promoted straight from Colonel to Brigadier Genral in July 2008 had taken command of the 25th Brigada de Caribes y Guarnición de la Fría, relieving Gen. Juan Carlos Hidalgo Pandares.

The helo was not a Mi 35, but a MI 17 V5 allright, registration EV 08114, and apparently crashed straight into a mountain.

List of the victims:

General de brigada Domingo Alberto Feneite Medina
Capitán Edinson Zambrano
Capitán Eliomar Villamizar
Ciudadano Cristian Velazquez Méndez
Teniente Coronel Miguel Antonio Curra Lava
Teniente Coronel Aristides Jesús Martínez Granados
Mayor Julio Cesar Hernández
Sargento técnico 1ra. Leonardo Tortolero
Sargento técnico 3ra. Hernando Alcalá Villegas
Sargento técnico 3ra. Keiny Gustavo Sojo Colmenares
Sargento mayor 2da. Hugo Zarate Ruíz
Sargento mayor 3ra. Jhon Peña Camacaro
Sargento 2da. Alberto José Laejo
Cabo Joerman Bonilla Ramírez
Cabo 2do. Samir Argenis Suárez Botelo
Cabo 2do. Eber Berona Rojas
Distinguido Victor Mandón Rojas
Sincere condolences to all Norwegians! I guess you will need some aquevit to get over this.

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