India’s air force says it shot down its own helicopter

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s air force said Friday it accidently shot down one of its own helicopters as it engaged Pakistani fighter planes in an aerial confrontation in Indian-controlled Kashmir in February.
Air Chief Rakesh Singh Bhaduria said “it was a big mistake.”
Six air force personnel were killed in the crash, which occurred close to the airport on the outskirts of the region’s main city of Srinagar.
Bhaduria said the air force has completed an investigation of