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Two pilots killed as US chopper 'downed' in Iraq
 Two pilots were killed when a US military helicopter crashed after being reported lost on Friday near the Iraqi city of Mosul, with a top US commander saying that indications pointed to hostile fire as the cause. "Two pilots were killed on Friday when their Oh-58D Kiowa helicopter went down in the city of Mosul ... The aircrew members were recovered from the aircraft," a statement by the US military said. "The indicators are that (the helicopter crash) was due to hostile fire," said Lieutenant General John Vines, commander of the US-led multinational force in Iraq. Vines, who spoke via video link from Baghdad to reporters at the Pentagon, said that he had no further information on the incident.Posted by: Fred 2006-01-14 |
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