U.S Heli Crash Kills 13!

[Anark]

Sad news from Iraq.

The US military says one of its helicopters has come down north-east of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing all 13 people on-board.

The military did not say what caused the helicopter to crash.

The US has suffered several fatal helicopter crashes in Iraq since the invasion in 2003.

In December, four US troops were killed when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed in the restive Western Anbar province.

"A US forces helicopter went down north-east of Baghdad this afternoon. Emergency Coalition Forces responded and secured the scene," a military statement said, Reuters news agency reported.

"Thirteen passengers and crew members were aboard the aircraft and all were killed."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle ... 282839.stm

[Ivan]

Probably took a bullet hit in the wrong place...

[Fozzer]

Probably took a bullet hit in the wrong place...

...most Bullets end up in the wrong place.... ....

...that's the problem with Guns... ...!

Paul.... ...!

[Chris_F]

Probably took a bullet hit in the wrong place...

...most Bullets end up in the wrong place.... ....

...that's the problem with Guns... ...!

Paul.... ...!

I don't know, I've fired probably 10,000 bullets in my lifetime and most of them more or less end up in the right place.

[beefhole]

Sad news.  If I do end up getting into the flight training program in the air force, I definitely don't want to end up in choppers, those thing are just too damn dangerous.

[expat]

Sad news.  If I do end up getting into the flight training program in the air force, I definitely don't want to end up in choppers, those thing are just too damn dangerous.

Exactly, how many old timer chopper airshows do you see.

Matt

[Woodlouse2002]

[quote][quote]Sad news.

[expat]

Sad news.  If I do end up getting into the flight training program in the air force, I definitely don't want to end up in choppers, those thing are just too damn dangerous.

Exactly, how many old timer chopper airshows do you see.

Matt

They havn't been around long enough to be old timers yet surely?

They have been about for about 60 years, many an aircraft has ended up in a museum in half that time.

Matt

[Woodlouse2002]

[quote][quote][quote][quote]Sad news.

[beefhole]

[quote][quote]Sad news.

[DONTREADMYUSERNAME]

its the said truth of wars. the US has probably flown THOUSANDS of heli missions in this war and you only seem to hear about the few that went badly. Think of how many mechanics and matiance hours it takes to keep our war bird in flying condition, and one 9 mm bullet in the wrong spot can spell disaster for any aircraft... people seem to forget what war is......