Three die in army helicopter crash
Three National Guard members on a training flight were killed on Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in a farmer's field in western New York.
The craft, a UH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter, crashed around 6.30pm in Mendon, New York, a rural town south of Rochester, officials said.
The circumstances were under investigation. The Federal Aviation Administration said it would take part.
Photos of the crash scene showed the aircraft wreckage burning on a snow-covered field.
The helicopter flew out of the Army Aviation Support Facility at Rochester International Airport, and was assigned to C Company of the1stbattalion,171stgeneral Support Aviation Battalion, according to Eric Durr, public affairs director of the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs.
New York governor Andrew Cuomo said flags on state buildings would be lowered to half-staff to pay tribute to the troops.