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A German pilot was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday during the 2010 Open CIS Helicopter Cup tournament that took place at the Baravaya airfield just outside Minsk between August 6 and August 8, BelaPAN reports.
According to eyewitnesses, when the MD-500 helicopter was taking off, the announcer said that the aircraft was being piloted by 74-year-old Gunter Zimmer.
The helicopter crashed while performing a loop maneuver in front of a crowd. The aircraft fell on the outskirts of the airfield and caught fire.
The tournament, organized by the Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Air Force and Navy (DOSAAF) and the Belarusian Aviation Sports Federation, featured seven Russian, six Belarusian, two German and a UK helicopter crew, according to the DOSAAF press office.