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Uganda: Uganda Blames Bad Weather for Chopper Mishaps
Capital FM, 14 August 2012
The three Ugandan military aircraft may have crashed due to bad weather as they headed to Somalia on Sunday, authorities in the neighbouring country said Tuesday. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya to Probe Why Uganda Choppers Crashed
Capital FM, 14 August 2012
Kenya said on Tuesday it would cooperate with Ugandan authorities to painstakingly investigate the cause of multiple helicopter accidents in Mt Kenya, which killed at least two… Read more »
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Uganda: Helicopters Found After Pilot Sends SOS
New Vision, 13 August 2012
The four UPDF helicopters that had reportedly gone missing on Sunday as they flew to Somalia to shore up the final attack on the port city of Kismayu have been located, army… Read more »
Ugandan Helicopters Found: Rescue Efforts Hampered by Bad Weather
The four Ugandan helicopters that went missing in Kenyan air space en route to reinforce African Union peacekeeping operations in Somalia have been found - but rescue efforts are being hampered by bad weather in the Mount Kenya forest.
A Russian M1 24 attack helicopter (file photo): The Russian-made helicopters were headed to Somalia to reinforce African Union peacekeeping forces when they went missing.
A Ugandan soldier serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) stands guard in a doorway inside Mogadishu Stadium in the north of the Somali capital.
