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Crashed helicopter in Afghanistan: 38 victims

Kabul, Afghanistan - 37 soldiers and one civilian

Within three days two helicopters Chinook of US Air Force have crashed in Afghanistan: one of the two incidents, considered among the most serious for casualties among the ranks of the US, took place on Friday night (August 5) at 10:00 pm local time in Wardak province and caused the deaths of 30 American soldiers, 7 Afghan soldiers and an Afghan interpreter. The second incident happened instead...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1132700
Rome, Italy, 08/08/2011 19:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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