Two Mi-17 helicopters hit each other on take off on a training mission from an air base near the village of Sarmat in Jamnagar district of Gujarat state.  9 killed, assumed currently as 4 in one helicopter and 5 in the other.  One helicopter caught fire and completely burned out, the other did not – see photo set here

Date:

30 August, 2012

Make:

Mil

Model:

Mi-8

Location:

air base near the village of Sarmat in Jamnagar district of Gujarat state

Country:

India

Civil / Military:

Military

Fatalities:

4

Operator:

Indian-Air-Force

Link:

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/jamnagar-eight-air-force-officials-dead-as-two-iaf-helicopters-collide-260932?pfrom=home-topstories

Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsBBciiPGY4