petitfromage
17th Feb 2006, 22:18
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Two Marine Corps transport helicopters crashed Friday [17 Feb] off the coast of Djibouti, the Pentagon said. A search-and-rescue mission is under way.
The status of the crews of the CH-53E helicopters was not known, said Lt. Cmdr. Joe Carpenter.
A CH-53E normally operates with a crew of between three and eight people.
Carpenter said there was no indication that hostile fire was involved. The helicopters were based at Camp Lemonier, a French military base that serves as headquarters for a U.S. military operation called Task Force Horn of Africa. The task force is designed to stop terrorist groups from infiltrating the region.
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From CNN: 12 crew onboard, 2 rescued, 10 missing
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Two Marine Corps transport helicopters crashed Friday [17 Feb] off the coast of Djibouti, the Pentagon said. A search-and-rescue mission is under way.
The status of the crews of the CH-53E helicopters was not known, said Lt. Cmdr. Joe Carpenter.
A CH-53E normally operates with a crew of between three and eight people.
Carpenter said there was no indication that hostile fire was involved. The helicopters were based at Camp Lemonier, a French military base that serves as headquarters for a U.S. military operation called Task Force Horn of Africa. The task force is designed to stop terrorist groups from infiltrating the region.
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From CNN: 12 crew onboard, 2 rescued, 10 missing
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