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title: "Antony Skipped LCH Inaugural Flight In May, Caught Demo Today"
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date: 2010-07-06
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description: "When India's Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) took its inaugural flight on May 23 in Bangalore, Defence Minister AK Antony cancelled an appearance as Chief Guest -- considered a blow to..."
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# Antony Skipped LCH Inaugural Flight In May, Caught Demo Today

[![](https://www.livefistdefence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IMG_0689-763722.jpg)](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o_no4M2xEPY/TDNifAhzbKI/AAAAAAAAK3c/fhc-btw0FBo/s1600/IMG_0689-763722.JPG)[![](https://www.livefistdefence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IMG_0692-765785.jpg)](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o_no4M2xEPY/TDNifsgr5cI/AAAAAAAAK3k/bInTYIYFNBw/s1600/IMG_0692-765785.JPG)[![](https://www.livefistdefence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IMG_0703-768601.jpg)](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o_no4M2xEPY/TDNigWWKnjI/AAAAAAAAK3s/m95xZD8C3To/s1600/IMG_0703-768601.JPG)When India's Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) took its inaugural flight on May 23 in Bangalore, Defence Minister AK Antony cancelled an appearance as Chief Guest -- considered a blow to protocol during such ritiuals -- following the Mangalore air crash. Well, today at the LCA Navy roll-out, the folks at HAL managed to pack in an LCH flight display for the Minister.
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Photos By & Courtesy SITANSHU KAR, Additional Director General (Media & Communications) and Principal Spokesperson Ministry of Defence**