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AFP: Thai air force probes mushroom pick-up mission

BANGKOK (AFP) — Thailand's air force has launched an investigation after a pilot allegedly landed a search-and-rescue helicopter in a field to pick mushrooms for his mother, an official said Friday.

Seven air force crew including the two pilots are being probed after they made the unscheduled hour-long stop in a rice paddy in western Kanchanaburi province on Tuesday, said air force spokesman Monthon Suchookorn.

"It's obviously wrong to leave the plane unattended for one hour -- it could risk terrorist sabotage," Monthon told AFP.

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