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(回答先: U.S. Chopper Down in Iraq; Confusion Over Casualties[Reuters] 投稿者 通りすがり 日時 2003 年 4 月 03 日 13:04:18)
Washingtonpost
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15026-2003Apr2.html
Army Black Hawk Shot Down; Seven Killed
The Associated Press
Wednesday, April 2, 2003; 9:18 PM
A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter was shot down in southern Iraq Wednesday, killing seven of the 11 soldiers aboard, Pentagon officials said.
The helicopter was downed by small-arms fire near Karbala, the site of fierce fighting between the Army's 3rd Infantry Division and Iraqi troops, including Republican Guard forces.
The other four soldiers on board the Black Hawk were wounded, officials said.
They were rescued by American troops, the officials said.
The Black Hawk was the second U.S. helicopter to go down in combat. An Army Apache assault helicopter went down March 24 during an assault on Republican Guard forces; its two pilots were captured by Iraqis.
The UH-60 Black Hawk is one of the Army's main utility and troop transport helicopters. Each one is flown by a crew of four and can carry up to 11 soldiers.
The helicopters are equipped with advanced avionics and electronics, such as global positioning systems.
A Black Hawk crashed in a remote, wooded area of Fort Drum, N.Y., during a training exercise last month, killing 11 of the 13 soldiers aboard.
In February, a Black Hawk crashed during night training in the Kuwaiti desert, killing all four crew members. The Kuwaiti military said sandstorms were reported in the area at the time the chopper went down.
In January, an MH-60, an adapted version of the Black Hawk, crashed during training near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, killing four members of an elite aviation regiment.
© 2003 The Associated Press
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