February 7, 2007http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6338787.stm
A U.S. military helicopter has gone down near Baghdad. This is the fifth incident in Iraq this year. Witnesses says they saw the CH-46 Sea Knight aircraft go down amid gunfire from the ground, about 30km north west of Baghdad. "The helicopter was flying and passed over us, then we heard the firing of a missile, The helicopter then turned into a ball of fire. It flew in a circle twice, then it went down." quote from a farmer named Mohammad al-Janabi.
More recent helicopter losses in Iraq are: on 7 Feb: CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter goes down.
2 Feb: Apache helicopter goes down near US air base at Taji, two lives lost
28 Jan: Apache downed while supporting Iraqi troops near Najaf, two lives lost
23 Jan: OH-6A helicopter used by private US security firm Blackwater crashes in Baghdad after coming under "heavy gunfire"; four civilians killed
20 Jan: Black Hawk goes down near Baghdad, with loss of 12 lives
Now U.S. has loss more than 50 military helicopters in Iraq since May 2003.
Now U.S. has loss more than 50 military helicopters in Iraq since May 2003.
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