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Two die as US helicopter crashes

by beeb
Two US pilots died on Friday when their helicopter crashed in northern Iraq, the US military has said.
The Kiowa helicopter came down at about 2030 (1730 GMT) north-west of Qayara, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of Mosul, according to a statement.

The cause of the crash - the fourth suffered by US helicopters this month - was unclear, it said.

It added that an accompanying helicopter did not mention any hostile activity before the incident.

The helicopter was attached to the 101st Airborne division.

The other recent helicopter crashes have taken place in the relatively restless area near Falluja, west of Baghdad.

On 2 January a Kiowa helicopter was shot down near Falluja, killing one pilot.

Six days later, nine US soldiers were killed when a Black Hawk helicopter was shot down, also near Falluja.

A US Apache helicopter came down on 13 January west of Baghdad after apparently coming under ground fire. Both crew members escaped injury.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3425061.stm
by Helicopters shot down or crashed in Iraq
_ Jan. 23, 2004: A U.S. Army OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashes near the northern town of Qayyarah, killing the two pilots. The cause of the crash is unclear.

_ Jan. 13, 2004: An Apache attack helicopter from the Army's 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment is shot down while protecting a ground convoy near the western Iraqi town of Habaniyah, but the two-man crew is unhurt.

_ Jan. 8, 2004: A Black Hawk medevac helicopter crashes near Fallujah, killing all nine soldiers on board. The military says cause was not clear, but a witness said a rocket hit it in the tail.

_ Jan. 2, 2004: An OH-58 Kiowa is shot down near Fallujah, killing its female pilot and wounding another soldier.

_ Dec. 10, 2003: An Apache attack helicopter crash-lands near Mosul, but there are no injuries. Soldiers at the site say the aircraft came under fire.

_ Dec. 9, 2003: Guerrillas hit an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade near Fallujah, forcing it to make an emergency landing. The two crewmen on board are uninjured.

_ Nov. 15, 2003: Two Black Hawks crash in the northern city of Mosul, killing 17 soldiers and injuring five. The military says the helicopters collided during a likely rocket-propelled grenade attack.

_ Nov. 7, 2003: A Black Hawk is downed near Tikrit, apparently by a rocket-propelled grenade. The attack kills all six on board - four crew and two passengers from Department of the Army headquarters in Washington.

_ Nov. 2, 2003: A Chinook is shot down near Fallujah, killing 16 American soldiers and injuring 26. The military believes a SA-7 shoulder-fired missile slammed into one of the chopper's rear-mounted engines.

_ Oct. 25, 2003: A rocket-propelled grenade forces down a Black Hawk north of Baghdad, and five soldiers are injured.

_ June 12, 2003: An Apache is shot down in western Iraq, apparently by hostile fire. The attack helicopter's two crew members are not injured.

_ May 19, 2003: A Sea Knight crashes shortly after takeoff in the Shat al-Hillah Canal in Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad, killing four Marines. Another Marine drowns trying to rescue them. The cause of the crash appears to be accidental.

_ May 9, 2003: A Black Hawk crashes near Samara, between Baghdad and Tikrit, killing three soldiers. Reports indicate the crash was an accident.

_ March 23, 2003: An Apache helicopter is shot down by Iraqi forces. Its two crew members are held as prisoners for three weeks before being freed.

_ March 20, 2003: A Sea Knight crashes in Kuwait, about nine miles from the Iraq border, killing eight British troops and four U.S. Marines. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but no hostile fire was reported in the area.

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