User:Wikifan12345/air crash
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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 6, 2011 |
| Summary | Under investigation (causes unknown) |
| Site | Wardak Province, Afghanistan |
| Aircraft type | Boeing CH-47 Chinook |
| Operator | NATO |
| Fatalities | 31 Americans, 7 Afghans |
| Injuries | unknown |
| Survivors | 0 |
On August 6, 2011, a NATO Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed in a district of Wardak province, west of Kabul. Military officials have said the helicopter was shot down by Taliban insurgents using a rocket-propelled grenade.[1]
The deaths are thought to represent the largest loss of military lives in a single incident since the war began in 2001.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/afghanistan.nato.helicopter.crash/ NATO helicopter crash in Afghanistan; 31 Americans, 7 Afghans dead
- ^ http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-afghan-chopper-20110807,0,7157351.story Chopper crash kills 31 U.S. troops, 7 Afghans