World Scene: India
China Daily | Updated: 2009-02-23 07:34
Chopper lands on cricket field
A helicopter stopped play in a domestic cricket game in India after the pilot mistook the pitch for a landing pad, local media reported on Sunday.
Players were forced to abort Saturday's one-day game and scurry for cover when the hapless pilot set the chopper down on the letter 'H' painted in the corner of the cricket ground, according to the Hindustan Times. The 'H' indicates the state's name - Himachal Pradesh. The red-faced pilot lifted off half an hour later.
"There was chaos. Everyone ran for cover," the competing Punjab team manager told the paper.
(China Daily 02/23/2009 page7)
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