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Article: TOURISM Minister Martin Cullen escaped unscathed yesterday after the door blew off an Air Corps helicopter he was travelling in, 500ft over Killarney National Park.
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- Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- March 3, 2009
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Cullen escapes in chopper drama
TOURISM Minister Martin Cullen escaped unscathed yesterday after the door blew off an Air Corps helicopter he was travelling in, 500ft over Killarney National Park.
An inquiry was last night under way into the incident, which happened as the chopper was ferrying Mr Cullen and one of his officials around.
The helicopter was forced into an emergency landing after the dramatic incident but there were no injuries to the three crew members and two passengers.
The AW 139 utility helicopter is one of a batch of six delivered to the ...