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Two Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopters collide in mid-air over Villa Castelli, Argentina, killing all 10 people on board both aircraft, including French athletes Florence Arthaud, Camille Muffat and Alexis Vastine, as well as producers and guests for the French TV show Dropped.
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Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil
Single engine series of the Ecureuil light helicopter family
The Airbus Helicopters H125, previously the Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil, or Squirrel, is a single-engine light utility helicopter designed and originally manufactured by the French corporation Aérospatiale, and later by Eurocopter, now Airbus Helicopters. In North America, the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
2015 Villa Castelli mid-air collision
Accident involving two helicopters in Argentina
On 9 March 2015, two Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopters collided mid-air near Villa Castelli, Argentina, killing all ten people on board both aircraft.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Villa Castelli, Argentina
Town in La Rioja, Argentina
Villa Castelli is a small town and seat of the General Lamadrid Department in the Province of La Rioja, northwestern Argentina. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,697.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Florence Arthaud
French sailor (1957–2015)
Florence Arthaud, was a French sailor. In 1990, she became the first woman to win the Route du Rhum.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Camille Muffat
French swimmer (1989–2015)
Camille Muffat was a French swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. Swimming for the Olympic Nice Natation club, she specialised in the individual medley and the free style events. Her career ran from 2005 to 2014.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Alexis Vastine
French boxer (1986–2015)
Alexis Vastine was a French boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Light Welterweight division. He also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals in a controversial decision. He died in the Villa Castelli…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Dropped (TV series)
French TV series or program
Dropped was a French survival reality television series that was scheduled to air on TF1 in 2015. Based on the Swedish television series Det största äventyret, the premise of the programme is to drop celebrities into a hostile environment and leave them to fend for themselves.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
March 9
Day of the year
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