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Article: TOURISM Minister Martin Cullen was at the centre of a mid-air drama yesterday after the door blew off the Air Corps helicopter he was travelling in.
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- Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- March 3, 2009
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Cullen scare as chopper door blows off in mid-air
TOURISM Minister Martin Cullen was at the centre of a mid-air drama yesterday after the door blew off the Air Corps helicopter he was travelling in.
An inquiry was under way last night after the incident, which happened 500ft over Killarney National Park.
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 on board at the time.
The AW 139 utility helicopter Mr Cullen was using is one of a batch of six delivered to the Air Corps at a cost of €75m, and was only handed over by the ...