Waterbomber helicopter 'chartered from Illawarra' crashes during bushfire battle

Updated December 7 2019 - 6:26pm, first published 6:24pm
The chopper went down by the Crawford River on Saturday. Photo: Nine News
The chopper went down by the Crawford River on Saturday. Photo: Nine News

A male pilot has escaped serious injury after a waterbomber helicopter crashed north of Newcastle.

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