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| Afghanistan |
| Four US soldiers killed in helicopter crash |
| 2003-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON - Four U.S. soldiers were killed when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a training mission in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, U.S. officials said. The cause was being investigated. Damn. The Black Hawk, with two pilots and two crew members aboard, crashed several miles east of Bagram air base in an area known as the East Training Range, said Jim Wilkinson, director of strategic communications at Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Fla. Wilkinson said there were no indications of hostile fire. He said it appeared to be an accident but no other details were available. Okay, if they say so, but let's hope no jihadis are sneaking past the security perimeter around Bagram. Officials initially said the helicopter was the utility version of the Black Hawk known as the UH-60, but later they said it was the multi-mission variety known as the MH-60, which is used by Army special operations forces for long-range, low-level penetration of hostile territory at night. Workhorse helicopter for our operations there. Details on the victims, including their names and Army unit affiliations, were not immediately released. Rest in peace, deep condolences to the families. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 More than likely the bird suffered a brown out. I have experienced this often in dusty sandy dry areas. Its like the engines getting the hic-cups and if your to close to the ground you dont have time to recover control. |
| Posted by: Bobbing4Kittens 2003-01-31 20:00:14 |
| #5 Ditto, The Blessings of Father, Son, And Holy Ghost be with their Souls. |
| Posted by: Rifle308 2003-01-31 10:27:48 |
| #4 God bless. |
| Posted by: seafarious 2003-01-31 08:34:17 |
| #3 You train like you fight. Unfortunetly, it's going to happen. Especially in Special Ops. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-01-31 07:44:55 |
| #2 My condolences too. This is no way to die. Our armed forces must be more careful. |
| Posted by: dennisw 2003-01-31 06:48:52 |
| #1 My condolences also. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-01-31 06:28:34 |