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RDRickster
7th Nov 2003, 20:44
Friday, November 7, 2003 Posted: 8:12 AM EST (1312 GMT)

Six killed in U.S. helicopter crash near Tikrit

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- All six soldiers aboard a U.S. Black Hawk helicopter were killed Friday when the aircraft crashed near Saddam Hussein's ancestral homeland of Tikrit, according to a U.S. military spokeswoman.

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Hughesy
8th Nov 2003, 08:26
Going by the new report I saw, the Americans are saying the Blackhawk was shot down by ground missile fire.
Condolences to crew and familys.:( :(