XCMG’s Crane in Rescue of Crashed Helicopter in Afghanistan
July 22, 2011
A military picture showing XCMG’s crane’s hoisting the Soviet-made Mi-17 helicopter has been revealed by the official website of US Air Force recently. It was reported that the hoisted Mi-17 was subordinated to Afghanistan Air Force crashed at some area close to Kunar province lately. After that, crew of US Air Force 438 Expeditionary Wing, US soldiers and medical personnel of Afghan government have started investigation, injured-saving and repair work. The US military has utilized XCMG’s QY35K truck crane to perform hoisting operation of the helicopter. Depending on profound performance and reliable quality, XCMG has possessed rather high proportion of market share in Afghanistan and the Middle East region due to long-term market exploration and building.