aviation

Four killed as helicopter and plane collide in southern Germany

Four people were killed on Tuesday when a small plane and a helicopter collided in southwestern Germany, police said.

helicopter

Two German UN peacekeepers killed in Mali helicopter crash

Two German UN peacekeepers were killed on Wednesday when their helicopter crashed as they were monitoring clashes in northern Mali, German and UN officials said.

Police

Police send helicopter to rescue Papa Smurf

A police helicopter and patrol cars were called to assist a 'lifeless body' in Düsseldorf that turned out to be less of an emergency than they expected.

Military

Half of German navy helicopters grounded

Half of the German navy helicopter fleet has been grounded after engineers found large tears in the panelling of a British-made machine on deployment.

helicopter

Flight experts probe deadly helicopter crash

Crash investigators were probing on Monday the wreckage of a helicopter which plunged into the Baltic Sea on Friday evening, killing three people on board.

accidents

Pilot swims for hours in Borneo river after crash

A German pilot whose helicopter crashed in a river in deep jungle in Borneo swam for four hours through crocodile territory before being found by fishermen, it was reported locally.

accidents

Merkel narrowly escapes helicopter near-crash

A police helicopter that had last week been carrying Angela Merkel lost power a few hours after dropping her off. It fell 1,000 metres before the crew could restart its engines, the <i>Bild am Sonntag</i> newspaper reported Sunday.