2022 Pakistan Army Aviation Corps helicopter crash

On 29 March 2022, a Puma helicopter belonging to the Pakistan Army's aviation division and assigned to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) crashed during a reconnaissance mission over the province of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. The crash killed all eight UN Peacekeepers on board, six from Pakistan and one each from Russia and Serbia.

2022 Pakistan Army Aviation Corps helicopter crash
The Puma helicopter involved in the crash
Crash
Date29 March 2022 (2022-03-29)
SummaryCrashed due to unknown reason during a reconnaissance mission
SiteRutshuru region of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAérospatiale SA330 Puma
OperatorPakistan Army Aviation Corps
Registration810
Occupants8
Passengers2
Crew6
Fatalities8
Survivors0

Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN, Munir Akram, confirmed the identities' of the soldiers on board the helicopter.

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