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Three decades later, 18 soldiers lost in a training crash are not forgotten

During counterterrorism training in 1996, two Black Hawk helicopters collided. Eighteen men were killed, making it Australia's worst peacetime military aviation disaster.

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ABC AustraliaJun 11, 2026, 9:02 PM

Three decades later, 18 soldiers lost in a training crash are not forgotten

During counterterrorism training in 1996, two Black Hawk helicopters collided. Eighteen men were killed, making it Australia's worst peacetime military aviation disaster.

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