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By: - 4th December 2006 at 19:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Latter news the type of heliocopter is CH-46 Sea Knight, and four marines were killed.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A Sea Knight helicopter carrying 16 Marines went down in a lake west of the Iraqi capital in Anbar, killing four of them in the volatile province where an Air Force fighter jet crashed last week, the military said Monday.The twin-rotor CH-46 helicopter from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing made the emergency landing Sunday near the shore of Lake Qadisiyah "in which the pilots maintained control of the aircraft the entire time," the military said.
It said the helicopter had experienced mechanical problems and was not hit by gunfire
Twelve passengers survived; a Marine was pulled from the water but attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. The bodies of three missing Marines were found in a subsequent search, the military said.
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By: Tango III - 4th December 2006 at 13:57
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A Marine helicopter carrying 16 people made an emergency landing in a lake in a volatile province west of Baghdad, killing one and leaving three missing, the military said Monday.
Twelve passengers survived the crash Sunday in Anbar province, according to a statement. The military said a Marine was pulled from the water but attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful, while three other service members were listed as "duty status unknown."
The military said the incident did not appear to be due to enemy action but was still being investigated.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061204/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_helicopter_down