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12 Saudi officers killed in helicopter crash in Yemen
2017-04-19
[DAWN] The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...
said one of its helicopters crashed in eastern Yemen on Tuesday, killing 12 Saudi officers in one of the deadliest incidents for the kingdom's troops since the war began more than two years ago.

The Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the eastern province of Marib, the coalition said, adding that it is investigating the circumstances. The incident happened as US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to discuss the Yemen war with Saudi leaders.

Posted by:Fred

#3  Question is whether it was the aircraft, or the system that missed loading.
Posted by: Pappy   2017-04-19 12:00  

#2  Missed loading the day's IFF codes?
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-04-19 10:57  

#1  Yemen defence ministry: Helicopter "misread" air defence system, "resulted in the destruction of the aircraft before it landed".
Posted by: Pappy   2017-04-19 08:39  

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