The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is mourning the loss of three personnel who perished alongside five government officials in the August 6 military helicopter crash at Adansi Sikaman in the Ashanti Region.

The Harbin Z-9EH helicopter was en route to Obuasi for an official assignment when it crashed in the Dampia Range Forest Reserve, killing all eight on board.

Below are verified profiles of the three fallen Ghana Air Force officers: Squadron Leader Peter Baafemi Anala (GH/4281) Born on November 2, 1989, in Siniesi, Upper East Region, to the late Paul Oscar Anala and Madam Lucy Apung Anala.

He attended St James Seminary Secondary School, Sunyani, and later studied Computer Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).