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Re: HELICOPTER DOWN POLOKWANE

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Whirly wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2025 2:15 pm Has the pilot's name been made public yet?

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Re: HELICOPTER DOWN POLOKWANE

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Expilot wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2025 2:27 pm
Whirly wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2025 2:15 pm Has the pilot's name been made public yet?

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Re: HELICOPTER DOWN POLOKWANE

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Whirly wrote: Fri Feb 07, 2025 7:08 am Engine failure? :?

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A auto should have ended better than the current outcome. As cage said, then something must have really broke :(
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