Thai general killed in Bell 212 crash

A Thai deputy regional army commander and eight other officers were killed when their Bell 212 helicopter crashed 10 minutes after taking off from an army camp in Phayao province on Nov. 17.

Major General Songphol Thongjeen, was recently appointed as the deputy Third Area Army commander, overseeing Thailand’s north.

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