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minus-square@Zoldycklink18•10 months agoNot really. Helicopters crash often, especially in terrible weather conditions, which was the case. arrow-up118arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-squarequeermunist she/herlinkfedilink1•10 months agoNothing to see here. arrow-up12arrow-down11file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-squareDiplomjodlerlink-7•10 months agoEspecially if it’s a badly maintained Soviet era pile of junk. arrow-up15arrow-down112file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink19•10 months agoIt was a US made Bell 212 arrow-up119arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-squareapplepielinkfedilink2•10 months agoAwkwards… At least it wasn’t a Boeing. arrow-up12arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-210 months agoThat would be Soviet era, and they’re likely not getting the US-made parts they need to properly maintain it. Edit: And now Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s former foreign minister, is echoing what I said, blaming sanctions. arrow-up12arrow-down11file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•10 months agoAh yes, the famous Soviet era of the United States. How could I forget? arrow-up13arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
Not really. Helicopters crash often, especially in terrible weather conditions, which was the case.
Nothing to see here.
Especially if it’s a badly maintained Soviet era pile of junk.
It was a US made Bell 212
Awkwards… At least it wasn’t a Boeing.
That would be Soviet era, and they’re likely not getting the US-made parts they need to properly maintain it.
Edit: And now Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s former foreign minister, is echoing what I said, blaming sanctions.
Ah yes, the famous Soviet era of the United States. How could I forget?