Two U.S. Helicopters Collide at Baghdad Base

(Source: US Department of Defense)
12:00 AM, October 6, 2008
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WASHINGTON --- Two U.S. helicopters collided Oct. 4 as they were landing at a coalition force base near Adhamiyah in northwest Baghdad.>> One Iraqi soldier died. Three U.S. soldiers and two Iraqi soldiers were injured.>> Hostile fire is not suspected to have caused the crash, officials said. The cause of the accident is under investigation. Officials did not release the make of helicopters involved.>> This accident comes on the heels of a crash just two weeks ago that killed seven soldiers when CH-47 Chinook helicopter they were traveling in Sept. 18 went down near Tallil in southern Iraq.>> -ends->

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