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In the aftermath of August's deadly CH-47 Chinook crash that claimed the lives of 38 men, including 17 elite SEALs, people in and out of uniform wanted someone to blame. Did the National Guard ...
The crash of the CH-47 Chinook Friday afternoon was the deadliest for U.S. forces here in a year and comes at a time of increasing militant attacks, though U.S. officials ruled out hostile fire as ...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2011 -- Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Colt will conduct the investigation of the crash of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan that killed 38 U.S. and Afghan servicemembers ...
On this date in 2011, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed ... broke away from its firefight and moved to defend the crash site, but the damage had been done. The final death toll included 15 ...
The crash of the Chinook CH-47, about 60 miles southwest of Kabul, was the deadliest single loss for U.S. forces in the nearly 10-year Afghan war. More On This... DOD Identifies Service Members ...
An Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter was “destroyed” in a “hard landing” in Afghanistan last week, defense officials confirmed to Task & Purpose, which sounds a whole lot like a crash ...
The CH-47 "Chinook" is a medium-lift transport helicopter ... that powers the dual rotors on the helicopters. The first known crash caused by the gear was a 1988 crash in Honduras.
A West Liberty, Iowa, man was killed when the Chinook CH-47 helicopter he was piloting was shot down over Iraq, the Iowa Army National Guard confirmed Tuesday morning. Bruce Smith, 41 ...