BRUSSELS, May 30 (Reuters) - A Chinook military helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan, a NATO official said on Wednesday, but he had no word on casualties.
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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Five Combined Joint Task Force-82 Soldiers died when a CJTF-82 cargo helicopter crashed in Helmand Province at 9:05 p.m. last night killing all on board.
It is unclear at this time why the CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed and the cause remains under investigation.
The five CJTF-82 Soldiers who died were American crewmembers on the Chinook.
CJTF-82 CH-47 HELICOPTER CRASHES IN HELMAND PROVINCEAll five American crew members of the Chinook heavy lift helicopter, Priede and a British military passenger were killed in the incident, which took place in the early evening.
Canadian soldier among dead in helicopter crash
American fighter jet crashes in Iraq
BAGHDAD - A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed Friday during a close air support mission for ground forces — a rare loss in
Iraq of the workhorse aircraft. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Robert Gates came to Baghdad on an unannounced visit, and the U.S. military said five soldiers had died.
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BAGHDAD - A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed Friday during a close air support mission for ground forces — a rare loss in
Iraq of the workhorse aircraft. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Robert Gates came to Baghdad on an unannounced visit, and the U.S. military said five soldiers had died.
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"An AH-64 Apache helicopter rescued (the) pilots after enemy fire brought down their OH-58D Kiowa Attack helicopter south of Baghdad," the military said in a statement Tue 3 Jul 2007.
helicopter shot down in Iraqregi wrote:The story reads like a heroic action. But the truth is that they lost the seventh chopper this year by attacks.
downed helicopter
Very expensive war....An Air Force Thunderbolt II destroyed the downed helicopter with two 500-pound laser-guided bombs after the pilots were evacuated from the area
This is the 13th chopper lost so far this year in Iraq.
Pentagon video released Tuesday showed the dramatic rescue of two U.S. helicopter pilots after their aircraft went down amid insurgent fire.
The military said the Kiowa helicopter was forced down by insurgents south of Baghdad on Monday and two pilots in an Apache helicopter ferried the men to safety. The two downed pilots were slightly injured.
The rescued pilots told AP Radio that their helicopter - used mostly for reconnaissance and light attack - went down near a drainage canal while insurgents were still shooting from houses nearby. The men shielded themselves by climbing into the canal, and the Apache arrived 15 minutes later.
Chief Warrant Officer Steven Cianfrini, one of the rescued airmen, said he was given one of the two seats in the Apache because he was wounded. The other rescued pilot, Chief Warrant Officer Mark Burrows, and a member of the Apache crew strapped themselves to the outside of the chopper.
Some video and interview with the pilotsBAGHDAD, July 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier on board a military helicopter was killed when the aircraft was forced down in northern Iraq on Wednesday, the military said.
U.S. helicopter forced down July 31, 2007...
BAGHDAD: A U.S. helicopter went down Tuesday after coming under fire in eastern Baghdad, and the crew members were safely evacuated, the military said.
The AH-64 Apache helicopter made a precautionary landing after facing ground fire east of the predominantly Shiite New Baghdad district, according to a statement.
U.S. helicopter goes downFriday, 10 August 2007
A U.S. HH-60(Pave Hawk) helicopter was en route to support a planned mission when it made the forced landing in Youssifiyah, the military said, adding the cause was not immediately clear but was being investigated. Two soldiers sustained non-life threatening injuries, according to the statement.
An Iraqi army officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information, said the helicopter went down after hitting an electricity pole
U.S. Copter Forced Down South of Baghdad U.S. Helicopter executes forced landingAugust 14, 2007
The CH-47 Chinook helicopter was conducting a routine post-maintenance test flight when it went down near Taqaddum air base.
The e-mailed statement provided no information about how many people were on the helicopter or their status.
U.S. helicopter goes downFive Coalition Force service members died when a helicopter crashed in the vicinity of Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq today.
The CH-47 Chinook helicopter went down while conducting a routine post-maintenance check flight.
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TIKRIT, Iraq – Fourteen Task Force Lightning Soldiers died when the aircraft they were riding went down in northern Iraq Wednesday.
Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters were on a night operation when one of the aircraft crashed. That helicopter had been carrying four crewmembers and 10 passengers.
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and a Chinook went down between Kuwait and Bagdad, killing 7
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2 Black Hawks down in Bagdad, 1 Iraqi soldier killed.
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The counter is ticking.
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The counter is ticking.
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another US chopper shot down by small arms fire by Afghan freedom fighters.
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