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Michael Charles

Michael Charles (1964-6 December 2023) was a Guyana Defense Force lieutenant-colonel and pilot. He flew around Guyana for four decades and was a passionate photographer, retiring from the GDF before becoming an aerial photographer. He once flew President Irfaan Ali to visit Kumaro Falls, and, during the 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis, he piloted a GDF Bell 412 helicopter on a reconnaissance mission near the Venezuelan border. On 6 December 2023, his helicopter crashed amid bad weather during a "border operation."

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