Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
MENDON, NY Three soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in Mendon Wednesday night, according to the New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs.
Authorities said that a New York Army National Guard UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter based at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Greater Rochester International Airport crashed while on a routine training mission.
The crash was reported shortly after 6:30 p.m. in a field near West Bloomfield Road, between Cheese Factory and Boughton Hill roads, just southeast of Mendon Ponds Park.
A source familiar with the incident said that all three soldiers killed were men. Their families were being informed.
Three National Guard members on a routine training flight were killed Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in a western New York town, an official said.
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A helicopter crash in the town of Mendon claimed the lives of three New York National Guard soldiers.
Officials confirmed that the three on-board did not survive after the Blackhawk medical evacuation helicopter went down around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Neighbors believe the soldiers acted in one last heroic way, ensuring that the helicopter did not crash onto any nearby homes.
The Federal Aviation Association was actively involved in the investigation of the crash. According to News10NBC, a spokesperson for the Division of Military and Naval Affairs Eric Durr says they were part of the C-Company of the 1st Battalion, 171st General Support Aviation Battalion, which is based at a facility at Rochester International Airport said that around 80 soldiers operate six UH-60 he
Officials with the New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs confirms that three people are dead after a New York Army National Guard UH-60
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