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[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Reminds me of all those "helicopter randomly malfunctions in a hot warzone" news we got when I was in the (French) army, lol. Can't let the truth ruin the esprit de corps!

[–] RidderSport@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago

To be fair, desert sand isn't too good for turbines. In Mali a German Tiger helicopter crashed and killed both pilots after a malfunction

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Well, helicopters do occasionally randomly fall from the air, even in peacetime.

It just happens that suring war, some also explode (for no reason of course) before they hit the ground.

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Spontaneous Explosion (Ignore the mid-flight RPG warhead in the cabin at the time, that was an unrelated incident)

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Reminds me of those "trump hasn't been seen in 3 days" conspiracies that were flying around last year