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Article: 1 dead as US copter crashes in Iraq
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- September 21, 2009
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BAGHDAD - A Black Hawk helicopter crashed at a major American
air base in Iraq, killing one US service member and injuring 12
others, the military said yesterday.
The UH-60 Black Hawk went down Saturday night at the Balad Air
Base, about 50 miles north of Baghdad. The military said the cause
of the crash was under investigation and gave no other details.
The helicopter went down on a night of high winds that tore
through the area, whipping up a fierce sandstorm that was followed
by thunder, lightning, and rain.
The name and other details about the service member killed were
being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The Black Hawk is the military's mainstay tactical transport ...