A civilian helicopter sent to carry officials of the rebel army to the talks was hit by gunfire, a New Zealand official said.

A civilian helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan killing all three people on-board, local officials said.

Evidently it's a civilian helicopter experiencing mechanical problems about two miles from us.

What in hell's name would a civilian helicopter be doing in this area?

At the time, they used civilian helicopters converted for the military; these were no longer adequate in the attack role, and suitable only as scouts.

These were sold as civilian helicopters, but American officials say they were quickly adapted for military use.

It is also known that certain prisoners escaped by air, in two civilian helicopters.

The case centered on a civilian helicopter, which he said to have owned during mid-1990s.

Helikopter Service flew a civilian helicopter to Høybuktmoen for the first time the same year.

The UN is hindered by having no military aircraft and being forced to rely on civilian helicopters.