Crash of Indonesian water-bombing helicopter kills crew member
The Straits Times ·
The aircraft crashed into a river as it scooped up water for an airborne drop. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Crew member goes missing as Indonesian water-bombing helicopter crashes into river
The aircraft crashed into a river as it scooped up water for an airborne drop. Read more at straitstimes.com.
5 sources · 5 articles · updated 2026-11-08 14:38 UTC · general
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Indonesian firefighting helicopter crash in Borneo kills 1
South China Morning Post ·
Two Australian pilots survived the crash in Borneo’s South Kalimantan, the second incident in days involving a firefighting aircraft.
Crew member missing as Indonesian water-bombing helicopter crashes
The Hindu ·
Indonesian firefighting helicopter crashes during water-bombing; two crew rescued, one still missing as wildfires scorch Borneo.
Crew member goes missing as Indonesian water-bombing helicopter crashes into river
The Star Malaysia ·
JAKARTA: One crew member is missing, while two others were rescued, when a helicopter battling Indonesian wildfires plunged into a river as it scooped water on Sunday (Nov 8), an official told AFP.
Crash of Indonesian water-bombing helicopter kills crew member
CNA ·
Dramatic video footage showed the firefighting helicopter being slowly dragged downward after filling its bucket in the Barito River, eventually plunging nose-first into the water.