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S-76 rotor blades put under scrutiny

Less than two weeks after the July 16 crash of a Bristow Sikorsky S-76A+ (G-BJVX) that killed all 11 passengers and crew when the helicopter apparently los

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By Bill Wagstaff

May 5, 2008

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