US military says Marine helicopter crashed in Iraq

[Judi Lynn]

US military says Marine helicopter crashed in Iraq
9 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine helicopter carrying a crew of six crashed in the restive province of Anbar, west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, adding that four crew members survived and the other two were missing.

The military said the crash took place on Tuesday and it did not appear to have been as a result of enemy action.

"We are using all the resources available to find our missing comrades," said Marine spokesman Major Riccoh Player in a statement. The military said the helicopter had been located and the four survivors were in a stable condition.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060809/ts_nm/iraq_helicopter_dc

[HuffleClaw]

1. its never the 'result of enemy action'

mechanical difficulties or a dust storm !

[AlamoDemoc]

3. ....lot to do with sand storm… ...that's my bet

:sarcasm:

[soup]

2. Is this the same incident?

It appears to be -

Looking for more information, hoping against hope that the 2 missing crew will be found soon and alive. Unfortunately, the helicopter and four survivors being located doesn't bode well for the other two, does it? damn it.


U.S. Army helicopter goes down in Iraq

By VIJAY JOSHI, Associated Press Writer 53 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Army helicopter crashed in Iraq's western Anbar province, leaving two crew members missing and four injured, while hundreds of Iraqi and U.S. troops poured into the capital in a desperate bid to stem sectarian violence that is threatening to ignite a civil war.
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>Four U.S. service members were injured when the UH60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Tuesday with six people on board during a routine flight to survey the area, the U.S. command said in a statement Wednesday. The four injured troops were in stable condition, and it did not appear the crash was due to hostile fire, the U.S. said.<
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060809/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_060809084350;_ylt=AmZc1uYq0dGNs8sZxHY5EtoUewgF;_ylu=X3oDMTA2ZGZwam4yBHNlYwNmYw--