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Redbird Airways Beechcraft C90 air‑ambulance crashes in Jharkhand, seven killed; aircraft exempt from India's black‑box rule

Redbird Airways Beechcraft C90 air ambulance (VT‑AJV) crashes in eastern India, seven killed

Redbird Airways Beechcraft C90 air‑ambulance crashes in Jharkhand, killing seven — aircraft exempt from black‑box mandate

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