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01-17-06, 06:50 AM
CHRONOLOGY-List of U.S. helicopter crashes in Iraq
17 Jan 2006 10:41:52 GMT
Source: Reuters
Jan 17 (Reuters) - Islamic militants released an Internet video of what they said was a missile shooting down a U.S. helicopter near Baghdad on Monday, killing the two crew members.
Following is a list of some of the major incidents involving U.S. helicopters in Iraq since May 2003:
June 12, 2003 - Apache is shot down in western Iraq, crew unharmed.
-- Nov. 2 - Chinook is shot down near Falluja. Sixteen U.S. troops killed and 21 others on board hurt.
-- Nov. 7 - Black Hawk comes down near Tikrit, probably hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. All six people aboard killed.
-- Nov. 15 - Two Black Hawks collide under fire in Mosul, killing 17 soldiers.
Jan. 8, 2004 - Black Hawk comes down near Falluja, killing all nine soldiers aboard.
-- Jan. 23 - Two U.S. pilots die when their helicopter comes down in northern Iraq. The army says there was no indication it was shot down.
-- Feb. 25 - Kiowa crashes in western Iraq, killing both crew members.
-- Aug. 11 - Two U.S. marines are killed and three people wounded when a CH-53 helicopter crashes in al-Anbar province.
-- Oct. 16 - Two U.S. soldiers are killed and two wounded when two U.S. helicopters crash in southwest Baghdad.
-- Dec 9 - Two U.S. soldiers are killed and four wounded in an accident involving two helicopters in northern Iraq.
Jan. 26, 2005 - A U.S. CH53E transport helicopter crashes close to the Jordanian border in Anbar province, western Iraq, killing 30 Marines and one sailor.
-- Apr. 28 - Iraqi insurgents shoot down a Bulgarian Russian-built Mi-8 commercial helicopter with 11 people on board, including six Americans. The sole survivor, a Bulgarian crew member, was captured.
-- Nov. 2 - A Super Cobra helicopter is shot down, killing the two Marine crewmen. Al Qaeda claim responsibility the next day.
Jan. 8, 2006 - A UH-60 Black Hawk crashes near Mosul killing all 12 aboard which included eight service personnel and four civilians.
-- Jan. 13 - Insurgents shoot down a U.S. military helicopter near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing its two pilots.
-- Jan. 16 - Both crew members are killed when their Apache attack helicopter comes down in swampland near Taji, north of Baghdad -- apparently brought down by a missile.
NOTES: Further details of U.S. military helicopters:
Apache - Two crew; missile-firing main attack helicopter.
Black Hawk - At least three crew; frontline helicopter, carries 11 combat troops into action; also medical evacuation.
Chinook - Two crew; can carry up to 55 passengers or cargo; twin-engine, tandem-rotor, heavy-lift transport helicopter.
Kiowa - Two crew; armed reconnaissance helicopter.
Super Stallion - A Sikorsky CH53E Super Stallion is a three-engine, heavy-lift helicopter and has a crew of three and can carry up to 55 troops.
Ellie
17 Jan 2006 10:41:52 GMT
Source: Reuters
Jan 17 (Reuters) - Islamic militants released an Internet video of what they said was a missile shooting down a U.S. helicopter near Baghdad on Monday, killing the two crew members.
Following is a list of some of the major incidents involving U.S. helicopters in Iraq since May 2003:
June 12, 2003 - Apache is shot down in western Iraq, crew unharmed.
-- Nov. 2 - Chinook is shot down near Falluja. Sixteen U.S. troops killed and 21 others on board hurt.
-- Nov. 7 - Black Hawk comes down near Tikrit, probably hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. All six people aboard killed.
-- Nov. 15 - Two Black Hawks collide under fire in Mosul, killing 17 soldiers.
Jan. 8, 2004 - Black Hawk comes down near Falluja, killing all nine soldiers aboard.
-- Jan. 23 - Two U.S. pilots die when their helicopter comes down in northern Iraq. The army says there was no indication it was shot down.
-- Feb. 25 - Kiowa crashes in western Iraq, killing both crew members.
-- Aug. 11 - Two U.S. marines are killed and three people wounded when a CH-53 helicopter crashes in al-Anbar province.
-- Oct. 16 - Two U.S. soldiers are killed and two wounded when two U.S. helicopters crash in southwest Baghdad.
-- Dec 9 - Two U.S. soldiers are killed and four wounded in an accident involving two helicopters in northern Iraq.
Jan. 26, 2005 - A U.S. CH53E transport helicopter crashes close to the Jordanian border in Anbar province, western Iraq, killing 30 Marines and one sailor.
-- Apr. 28 - Iraqi insurgents shoot down a Bulgarian Russian-built Mi-8 commercial helicopter with 11 people on board, including six Americans. The sole survivor, a Bulgarian crew member, was captured.
-- Nov. 2 - A Super Cobra helicopter is shot down, killing the two Marine crewmen. Al Qaeda claim responsibility the next day.
Jan. 8, 2006 - A UH-60 Black Hawk crashes near Mosul killing all 12 aboard which included eight service personnel and four civilians.
-- Jan. 13 - Insurgents shoot down a U.S. military helicopter near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing its two pilots.
-- Jan. 16 - Both crew members are killed when their Apache attack helicopter comes down in swampland near Taji, north of Baghdad -- apparently brought down by a missile.
NOTES: Further details of U.S. military helicopters:
Apache - Two crew; missile-firing main attack helicopter.
Black Hawk - At least three crew; frontline helicopter, carries 11 combat troops into action; also medical evacuation.
Chinook - Two crew; can carry up to 55 passengers or cargo; twin-engine, tandem-rotor, heavy-lift transport helicopter.
Kiowa - Two crew; armed reconnaissance helicopter.
Super Stallion - A Sikorsky CH53E Super Stallion is a three-engine, heavy-lift helicopter and has a crew of three and can carry up to 55 troops.
Ellie