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| Date: | Monday 4 March 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing MH-47E Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army 2-160th SOAR |
| Registration: | 92-00475 |
| MSN: | M3723 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Upper-Shah-i-Kot Valley -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
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.
92-00475 was shot down by ground fire (small arms and rocket propelled grenades) while attempting a troop insertion on a mountain top. The airframe was later destroyed in place.
Sources:
Air Forces Monthly DEC 2002, p5, OCT 2002, p29
http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/history/aircraft/E_Models/92-00475/92-00475.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2010 12:17 | TB | Added |
| 04-Apr-2010 10:15 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Sep-2010 12:19 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2010 15:42 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Sep-2012 02:11 | krasatpi | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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