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14 Americans Killed in 2 Afghan Chopper Crashes

28 injured in collision, crash

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(Newser) – A pair of helicopter crashes today in Afghanistan killed 14 US troops and civilian workers and injured at least 28 others. In the first crash, a helicopter went down in the west of the country after leaving the scene of a firefight with insurgents, killing 10 Americans—seven troops and three civilians working for the government. Eleven American troops, one U.S. civilian and 14 Afghans were also injured.  

In a separate incident in the south, two other US choppers collided while in flight, killing four American troops and wounding two more, the military said. Military officials were investigating both incidents, and have ruled out hostile fire in the collision.

A US machine-gunner prepares for a helicopter mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, last week. Today, four US troops were killed when two helicopters collided.
A US machine-gunner prepares for a helicopter mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, last week. Today, four US troops were killed when two helicopters collided.   (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
A US machine-gunner mans his position from the door of a helicopter during a mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, last week. Four US troops were killed today when two choppers collided.
A US machine-gunner mans his position from the door of a helicopter during a mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, last week. Four US troops were killed today when two choppers collided.   (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Netstorm2k9
Oct 26, 09 4:09 AM CDT
Collided in mid-air. I wonder what Pravda told the citizens in the USSR every time an Afghani Taliban Stinger team took out a Soviet Hind back in the eighties? What did we call those guys we were giving the Stingers to, oh right, they were Taliban Freedom Fighters. Man I wish I could profit off the irony. Reply
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JoeQ
Oct 26, 09 10:22 AM CDT
Netstorm. I bet that's why when we first entered Afghanistan we flew so high for the first aerial assaults. There were left over stingers. They have a range of about 2 miles straight up. Took out a congressman's plane over Africa years ago if I recall correctly.
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Sauerkraut
Oct 26, 09 2:01 PM CDT
Actually, the targeting system on a stinger goes bad after a couple years... So by the time we came into Afghanistan, the stingers that were still sitting around, were nothing more then something to scratch your ass on.
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JoeQ
Oct 26, 09 8:52 PM CDT
LOL Sauerkraut. That might be true if the seeker were made of sauerkraut but the shelf life of the electronics in an IR imaging seeker ought to be more like years, unless it was designed to go bad.
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Sauerkraut
Oct 27, 09 8:09 PM CDT
I did a little more research, and found its the battery packs that die out within 10 years. http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2001/011002-attack03.htm
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