A helicopter of the Bundeswehr, the unified armed forces of Germany, crashed in Lower Saxony, killing one person and seriously injuring another, the German armed forces confirmed on Monday.

The accident happened on Monday afternoon in Aerzen District, according to local German police.

Fire had broken out around the crash site which was close to a forest area, said a spokesperson from Aerzen’s local fire brigade.

The helicopter was part of the Buekeburg Military Aviation School, the spokesperson, who was not named, confirmed.

The German training helicopter was in a low-flying exercise shortly before the crash.

Only last week, two Eurofighters of the German Armed Forces collided during air combat exercises and crashed in Mecklenburg, Western Pomerania.

Both pilots had managed to operate their ejection seats. A flying instructor had survived the accident, while the second pilot died in the accident. </s> BERLIN (Reuters) - A German armed forces helicopter crashed in northern Germany on Monday, killing one pilot and injuring another, Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said.

The pilot who survived the crash of the Eurocopter EC135 was being treated in hospital, von der Leyen told reporters.

“The cause of the crash is so far completely unclear,” von der Leyen said, adding that the military would investigate the incident thoroughly. “This is a tragic moment for us.”

Both pilots had undergone comprehensive training to fly the EC135 and had each completed 450 flight hours and were training as flight instructors, she said.

The incident comes a week after one pilot was killed when two unarmed German Eurofighter jets collided over northeastern Germany. </s> BERLIN: A German armed forces helicopter crashed in northern Germany on Monday, killing one pilot and injuring another, Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said.

The pilot who survived the crash of the Eurocopter EC135 was being treated in hospital, von der Leyen told reporters.

“The cause of the crash is so far completely unclear,” von der Leyen said, adding that the military would investigate the incident thoroughly. “This is a tragic moment for us.”

Both pilots had undergone comprehensive training to fly the EC135 and had each completed 450 flight hours and were training as flight instructors, she said.

The incident comes a week after one pilot was killed when two unarmed German Eurofighter jets collided over northeastern Germany. </s> BERLIN, July 2 — A German armed forces helicopter crashed in northern Germany yesterday, killing one pilot and injuring another, Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said.

The pilot who survived the crash of the Eurocopter EC135 was being treated in hospital, von der Leyen told reporters.

“The cause of the crash is so far completely unclear,” von der Leyen said, adding that the military would investigate the incident thoroughly. “This is a tragic moment for us.”

Both pilots had undergone comprehensive training to fly the EC135 and had each completed 450 flight hours and were training as flight instructors, she said.

The incident comes a week after one pilot was killed when two unarmed German Eurofighter jets collided over northeastern Germany. — Reuters </s> A helicopter belonging to the German armed forces crashed on Monday near the town of Hamelin in northern Germany, police said

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 01st July, 2019) A helicopter belonging to the German armed forces crashed on Monday near the town of Hamelin in northern Germany police said.

"A Bundeswehr helicopter has crashed in the Aerzen-Dehmke area. Numerous firefighters, rescuers and police are at the site," Hamelin police tweeted.

The crash site in the state of Lower Saxony has been cordoned off. German media reported that at least one person had been killed.

Two German Eurofighter jets collided in midair in the neighboring state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania last Monday. One pilot died, while the other ejected to safety. </s> At least one person has been killed and another seriously injured after a military helicopter crashed in northwestern Germany, local media reported.

The crash occurred near the neighborhood of Hameln in Lower Saxony, according to German media, citing a spokesperson for the fire service.

The aircraft, whose type is not yet known, hit a corn field at the edge of a forest. The crash sparked a fire on the ground, the local fire brigade said on Twitter.

Meanwhile, police cordoned off the entire crash site while the blaze was extinguished. Hameln is located just 30km away from an international helicopter training center in the town of Bueckeburg, according to Die Welt.

The Eurocopter H135 helicopter was flying an air force training mission out of Bueckeburg.

The crash occurred just one week after a pair of the German Air Force’s Eurofighter jets collided during flight training in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Both pilots managed to eject after the collision but, hours later, the Air Force reported that one of them had been found dead.

Think your friends would be interested? Share this story! </s> A military helicopter crashed near the northern city of Hanover, the German armed forces said on Monday.

The Bunderwehr confirmed that one of the pilots was killed while the other is in the hospital. Authorities have yet to determine the cause of the crash.

"Our thoughts, our grief, our sympathies are with the relatives of the pilot," German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said during a visit to the crash site.

The military vehicle — a twin-engine light EC 135 — belonged to the Bundeswehr's central helicopter training center, which is located roughly 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) away from where it went down.

Emergency services, including firefighters, were deployed to the scene, police in Hameln said in a tweet.

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Aging equipment

The armed forces have been plagued by aging hardware, prompting calls for more funding to modernize its equipment. Some politicians have even called for an end to military exercises in the country.

This isn't the first deadly accident to hit the Bundeswehr this year. Last week, two Eurofighters collided in midair, killing one of the pilots.

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ls/rc (Reuters, dpa) </s> BERLIN (Reuters) - A German armed forces helicopter crashed in northern Germany on Monday, killing one pilot and injuring another, Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said.

The pilot who survived the crash of the Eurocopter EC135 was being treated in hospital, von der Leyen told reporters.

"The cause of the crash is so far completely unclear," von der Leyen said, adding that the military would investigate the incident thoroughly. "This is a tragic moment for us."

Both pilots had undergone comprehensive training to fly the EC135 and had each completed 450 flight hours and were training as flight instructors, she said.

The incident comes a week after one pilot was killed when two unarmed German Eurofighter jets collided over northeastern Germany.

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The accident happened on Tuesday (23 January) near to Philippsburg in south west Germany, not far from the French border.

Both aircraft came down over a gravel pit on the outskirts of the town of 13,000 people, which is the site of one of Germany's nuclear power plants. No other casualties have been reported.

German Air Rescue announced in a press release: "According to current knowledge, the two pilots of the DRF Luftrettung and two passengers of the small plane were killed. The cause of the accident is still completely unknown."

Police and emergency services are currently working at the scene to establish the cause of the accident, which happened at around 1pm local time.

A police spokesman: "We do not know yet who was sitting in which machine. Right now we need to get an overview of the situation first."

One of the worst to ever occur in the country was in 2002 when a passenger jet and a cargo jet hit each other over Uberlingen, southern Germany, killing all 71 people on board the two planes.
In Lower Saxony, Germany, a Bundeswehr helicopter crashes, killing one of the pilots.