CH-53 crashes, kill 31
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:33 pm
Our thoughts and prayers are with them :-/
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:33 pmRe: CH-53 crashes, kill 31
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:45 pm Our thoughts and prayers are with them :-/
Re: CH-53 crashes, kill 31
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:48 pmSure it's sad, but why were they flying in sandstorms in the first place?
That's just asking for something to go wrong.
That's just asking for something to go wrong.
Re: CH-53 crashes, kill 31
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:51 pmWell, ya know, it might have just popped up but you're right, they should be grounded in a sandstorm.
Re: CH-53 crashes, kill 31
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:41 pmYea, yea they were asking for it, they shouldn't have done this, they shouldn't have done that. You weren't there.
Thoughts are with em.
Thoughts are with em.
Re: CH-53 crashes, kill 31
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:43 amIt seems like the US have suffered more casualties in helicopter (or any other vehicle) crashes than in combat.
:-/
My thoughts are with their families
:-/
My thoughts are with their families
Re: CH-53 crashes, kill 31
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:48 amI think the Stallion needs a new nickname,like 'widowmaker'. First Kabul, now this. :-/
Re: CH-53 crashes, kill 31
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:01 amStill less than the Osprey though.
Re: CH-53 crashes, kill 31
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:20 pmso it wasnt a crashknight... (sea knight with rotten rotor center)
Re: CH-53 crashes, kill 31
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:21 pmThis is really sad maybe its time for a new helicopter for the US forces, designed to operate in sandstorms and bad weather.
maybe its time for a new helicopter for the US forces, designed to operate in sandstorms and bad weather.Re: CH-53 crashes, kill 31
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:47 pmMaybe the simply shouldn't fly in countries with sandstorms anymore. 
Shutting up now. :-X
Shutting up now. :-X
Re: CH-53 crashes, kill 31
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:14 pmMaybe the simply shouldn't fly in countries with sandstorms anymore.
Shutting up now.
And maybe rather than sitting and enjoying the freedoms that they gave you all, you should show them a little respect and not second guess the reasons they were doing what they were.
Re: CH-53 crashes, kill 31
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:41 pmDon't worry, i wasn't sayin they had it coming and i think they do deserve more respect.
Re: CH-53 crashes, kill 31
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:05 pmBad news. Terrible. I feel for these guys- helicopter ops in that environment have got to be very challenging.
As far as the cause, and what's to be done: not all helo flights in blowing sand lead to disaster, and war produces all kinds of fatal mishaps, like the soldier who was killed recently when somebody's gun went off inside a vehicle. Nobody on this board knows exactly what went wrong. And in order to have forces deployed worldwide, they've got to operate in rough conditions sometimes. It sucks, but that's war.
As far as the cause, and what's to be done: not all helo flights in blowing sand lead to disaster, and war produces all kinds of fatal mishaps, like the soldier who was killed recently when somebody's gun went off inside a vehicle. Nobody on this board knows exactly what went wrong. And in order to have forces deployed worldwide, they've got to operate in rough conditions sometimes. It sucks, but that's war.