Brit Helo Pilot Injured in Iraq
I have just seen the following on TimesOnline:
Two soldiers hurt in Iraq attacks
Two British soldiers have been injured, one seriously, in separate attacks close to the Camp Dogwood military base, south of Baghdad. The Ministry of Defence said a Lynx helicopter pilot was badly wounded when his aircraft came under small arms fire on a mission at 11.20am local time. A spokesman said the Army Air Corps soldier was transferred by US helicopter to a military hospital in Baghdad and confirmed that his family have been informed.
Does anyone have any further information?
Helicopter pilot injured in Iraq
The Lynx pilot was able to fly the helicopter back to Camp Dogwood
A Lynx helicopter pilot has been seriously wounded in an attack in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
The Army Air Corps helicopter was hit by three rounds at an undisclosed location at 1120 local time.
He has been taken to a US military hospital in Baghdad and his family have been informed.
Meanwhile, a Black Watch soldier suffered non life-threatening injuries in a mortar attack on Camp Dogwood.
An MoD spokesman said: "The pilot was wounded, but his co-pilot was unharmed and able to fly the helicopter safely back to Camp Dogwood.
"A US helicopter transferred the man to their military hospital in Baghdad.
"Though we can\'t be certain of his precise condition, his family have been informed."
- Coutesy of BBC Online News