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Date: | Monday 4 March 2002 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing MH-47E Chinook |
Owner/operator: | United States Army 2-160th SOAR |
Registration: | 92-00476 |
MSN: | M3724 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Upper-Shah-i-Kot Valley -
Afghanistan
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Two MH-47E was hit by RPG and gunfire during Operation Anaconda, killing two Special Forces (Tech Sgt John Chapman, Senior Airman Jason Cunningham) in the first helicopter (92-0476) and four men (Army Spec Mark Anderson, Pvt 1st Cl Matthew Commons, Sgt Bradley Crose and flight engineer Sgt Philip Svitak) in the other. Eleven men were wounded.
92-00476 made emergency landing and later was airlifted out of the battle zone in Afghanistan by a Mil Mi-26 helicopter.
Repaired.
Sources:
Air Forces Monthly DEC 2002, p5, OCT 2002, p29
http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/history/aircraft/E_Models/92-00476/92-00476.html
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Sep-2012 08:24 |
krasatpi |
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