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Two pilots killed
Tribune News Service

Srinagar, April 11
An Indian Air Force helicopter with two pilots crashed in the central Siachen Glacier area near the Line of Actual Control early today.

The Cheetah helicopter, on a routine sortie, could not be traced till late in the evening, defence spokesperson here said. The helicopter had taken off from the Siachen base at 6.28 am and lost radio control with the ground at about 7 am, while flying over the northern glacier at an altitude of 16,000 to 18000 ft from the sea level. The pilots have been identified as Sqn Ldr. S Basu and Flt Lt. A Sharma.