Video source - www.puthinam.com Seven air crafts were damaged by LTTE air and ground attack on the Anuradhapura Air Base today (22) early morning, unconfirmed reports say. The loss is around US $ 25 million, source says. That was the highest loss in the Sri Lanka Air Force history. A beach craft worth Rs. 2.5 billion which can be airborne for a long time was also damaged, reports say. LTTE Claims that they destroyed eight aircrafts. Helicopters including two MI-24 gunships, one MI-17, one PT6, one Bell 212, a CTH 748, and a reconnaissance aircraft were destroyed in the attack, pro-LTTE Tamilnet claims. Crashing of Bell 212 helicopter was called in for assistance from Vavuniya, air force sources said. The reason for the crash is suspected to be a technical failure. However, air force sources added that further investigations would be necessary to make more accurate conclusion. Defense Ministry says Bell 212 helicopters crashed due to technical failure adding further investigations would be necessary to confirm it. But pro-LTTE Tamilnet claims helicopter was shot down by Sri Lankan anti-aircraft fire. Acceding to Media Center fro National Security (MCNS), 18 airmen were wounded, but Defense Ministry says number of injured airmen is 20, while five airmen were killed. But pro-LTTE Tamilnet claims 13 SLAF airmen were killed, nine inside the base and four in the helicopter crash. 20 bodies of LTTE cadres found in clearing operations, Defense Ministry says. Meanwhile LTTE released photos of the 21-member Black Tiger attack team via Tamilnet, that included three female Black Tigers and the Air Tiger personnel who took part in the attack.