Chopper crash in Arunachal Pradesh: The Mi-17 V5 helicopter was on an air maintenance mission when it crashed at around 6 am. (Representational) Chopper crash in Arunachal Pradesh: The Mi-17 V5 helicopter was on an air maintenance mission when it crashed at around 6 am. (Representational)Five Indian Air Force crew members and two Indian Army personnel were killed after an IAF chopper crashed near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh Friday morning. IAF identified the deceased personnel as Wing Commander Vikram Upadhyay, Squadron Leader S Tiwari, MWO A K Singh, Sergeant Gautam and Sergeant Satish Kumar. The Indian Air Force has ordered a Court of Inquiry to ascertain the cause of the chopper crash.

Source: Indian Express October 06, 2017 05:12 UTC