UPDF helicopter crashes in Entebbe with two cadet trainees onboard

Daily Monitor
Thursday February 11 2021
This photo shared on social media shows the wreckage of the UPDF jet ranger that crashed in Entebbe with two cadet trainees trainees who were piloting mutual training flight. PHOTOS/ COURTESY
Summary
The development comes just days after the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said Sunday that it had launched investigations into circumstances under which its helicopter crashed in southern Somalia injuring four Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers last week.
 
A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) jet ranger on Thursday crashed in Entebbe, near Lido beach moments after takeoff.
Eye witnesses said there were two occupants in the helicopter who were rushed to hospital after the accident.

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