Pakistani Army Helicopter Crash

A Pakistani Army helicopter crashed yesterday in the country’s northwest, killing three generals and five other soldiers. The aircraft went down in South Waziristan, a area that has been the scene of intense fighting between Pakistani forces and armed rebels. Initial reports indicated the crash occurred due to a technical fault in the helicopter. The pilot had reported an unspecified technical problem before the crash.

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters Crash Iraq

Fourteen U.S. soldiers died Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said. The dead were all members of the Army's Task Force Lightning and included four Black Hawk crew members and 10 passengers. The helicopter crash was apparently not the result of an attack. The crash occurred near Kirkuk. Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were on a night operation when one of the aircraft crashed. Initial indications are that the aircraft experienced a mechanical malfunction. There were no indications of hostile fire.

CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Crash Near Baghdad

Five U.S. service personnel were killed when a CH-47 Chinook military transport helicopter crashed during a routine flight west of Baghdad on Tuesday.

The U.S. military said the CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed near its al-Taqaddum air base outside Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad, while conducting a "routine post-maintenance check flight". There was no indication whether it was shot down. An investigation is under way.