Firefighting helicopter crashes with two fatalities – named later as pilot Darrell Rea and crew Jastin Visagie. Further details to follow and registration awaiting final confirmation – another source is quoting ZS-HBU (4491)
- Date
- April 22, 2015
- Reg
- ZU-UHI
- Make
- Bell
- Model
- UH-1
- MSN
- 13729
- Location
- Bainskloof between Wellington and Ceres
- Country
- South Africa
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Fatal
- 2
- Link 1
- http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Two-killed-in-Working-of-Fire-helicopter-crash-20150422
- Link 2
- http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/fire-chopper-crash-kills-two-1.1849184
- Link 3
- http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/fire-fighters-killed-in-chopper-crash-1.1849100
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