Three Choppers Down in Afghanistan in Three Days; 14 Dead
Jan 18 at 11:11am by David Tate
For the third time in three days, an allied helicopter has gone down in Afghanistan, killing 14, including a top Afghan general.
US forces in Kunar Province, Afghanistan are investigating a downed helicopter that killed a service man January 17.
The US military says seven people were on the CH-47 when it went down amidst ground fire while supporting an ISAF mission. The military is classifying the crash as a “hard landing” and say the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
The day before, on January 16, a HH-60 Pave Hawk crash landed while on a medical mission. No one was injured. The chopper and crew are an Air National Guard Unit based out of Westhampton, New York. The chopper and crew is part of a 100 member deployment of the 106th Rescue Wing based out of Gabreski Airport on Long Island.
On January 15, a Mi-17 carrying 13 people crashed in western Herat Province, killing the top Afghan general for 207th Corps based in Herat. 12 others also died in the crash blamed on bad weather.
Updated at 1/18 at 1608 est.
One Response for "Three Choppers Down in Afghanistan in Three Days; 14 Dead"
David M
January 20th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
1The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 01/19/2009 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.
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