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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Mayhem at the airshow
By FlyingNews @ 1:25 PM :: 414 Views :: 0 Comments :: Flying Accidents, Helicopters
 
Three people were injured when a door fell off a helicopter and hurtled at speed to the ground shortly after the craft had taken off at the Salthill Airshow.

Both gardai and the Irish Aviation Authority launched separate investigations last night as the injured, a Polish man and two Irish women were being treated at University College Hospital in Galway.

The British Army helicopter had just become airborne towards the end of the show - the biggest free air spectacular in Europe - attended by a crowd estimated at 80,000.

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