Brit Helicopter down in Basra? 6/5/06
 

BBC are just reporting but with no details. 12:15 CET

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4979950.stm

Good luck to all out there

More details:

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...220886,00.html

Just seen the news on BBC 24, not good. Troops are in the area, lets hope they find the crew alive.

Sadly, Reuters reporting 'four charred bodies'.

Their source is local firefighters. Hopefully they're wrong.

Missile apparently.

This after 10 US troops were killed yesterday in a Chinook.

Terrible day:(

My thoughts to the crews and families :(

mygod, it's happeneing again. the helicopter was brought down by missile and crashed into the city of basra. iraqui firefighters have stated there are four bodies seen. the toops are trying their best to get there, but i fear too late. there is dancing and cheering and stone throwing in the streets. i say get their AK 42's or whatever they are and shove them where the sun won't shine for a long time. i want to say more but would be inciting violence.

my condolences to all of you who must be feeling every horrendous second ofd this. i can barely type as my hands are shaking too much. i put on sky news to be confronted with the nrews. this is exactly what happened to me when my brother was on the herc on jan 05. it was'nt an assisting officer it was sky news that i found out from. this response from the iraqui people is what happened then, it keeps happening all i can say is why?? let's get you all home. there will be a family who at the moment don't know anything as we type and soon will be going through the hell that is my life. i can't get those poor brave souls who must have been terrified. we talk about our technology superiority well b:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: to that.

i'm so very very sorry. god help them all and those who are now in the thick of it as we speak trying to get them back. may god be with you.

Of course all of our thoughts are with the families and the troops still out there doing a job that doesn't get much support in the media.

Edited for sensitivity, wasn't the best time.

Lookindownfromabove

Come on buddy, wrong time for that..

Edited to remove reference to LookingDownFromAbove's post above

My thoughts and prayers are with all concerned at this time.

Jordan

My thoughts are with all those involved with this terrible loss.

As ever, I admire the courage of the Army guys called upon to protect the crash and each other. Our thoughts are with these guys too.

Fair point SaltyHelmut, rereading it, it could have come across as more callous that it was intended.
I'll think about reposting later, but not just yet.

May the face of God smile upon our helo mates this day, for those who point MANPADS at us will feel our wrath............

C130JB

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunwrd I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, —and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air....

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark nor ever eagle flew—
And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

God Bless

Big respect
 

My heart goes out to all family, friends and workmates who are waiting for more news. It’s a terrible time for all.

Can I just add a huge thank you for all the guys on the ground at the crash site? If I had a loaded gun and people were throwing rocks at me while laughing because some of our guys had been killed..... I admire your self control and professionalism. Thank you for making us proud.

I am so sadened.

God bless, Godspeed, RIP and my hearts go out to the families.

Flip

Thoughts are with the families.

Condolences and thoughts with families and friends of all involved and my best wishes to all those men and women so desperately trying to reach and protect the scene.


With regard to the crowds: Horrified, its human nature gone mad.

Condolences to all.

Why can't we just get out and leave this to the Americans?

Another terribly sad day

My thoughts are with the families and loved ones of the crew

RIP

Ginge

A tragedy to face up to, deeply saddening for all.

My thoughts go out to the families and friends.

May I also echo the comments about the restraint of the cordon party. A highly professional reaction from those lads, under extremely demanding circumstances.

To all insurgents: run now, as each one of us re-doubles our efforts to find you.

Our thoughts are with the friends and families of those concerned.

I'd like to echo the thoughts and praise for our troops on the ground doing a very difficult job in such circumstances with remarkable restraint.

Mr and Mrs Can.

Thoughts and Prayers with all the families. A very sad day.

my thoughts go out to the family.

Bugger! :(

seems like iraqi civilliens are giving our troops a hard time trying to secure the area, ive just seen video of warriors getting peltted by petrol bombs.

Condolences to all the families involved - as for leaving the American's to it - it's very much the case that we very much started all this sad affair with the Americans - not the time to leave them standing alone.
By all means withdraw - but everyone.

To all the families and anyone involved my sincere condolences. RIP my helo friends.

Right now, politics are immaterial. What matters is that tonight there are certain families across the UK that will be mourning the loss of partners and children. The wait for information is excrutiating when people are so far from home and serving daily in harm's way.

Respect to all....
 

Thoughts, respect and condolenses to all affected with this tragic incident. RIP
Right now my thoughts go to not only the families of those who have perished, but those stuck in Basra providing the cordon and dealing with the Iraqi's. Stay strong, together, get the job done and then get the hell out of there soonest!
Lets hope that they have not perished in vain, but that their sacrifice goes some way to sorting this awful situation and bringing all our troops safely home as soon as possible.
Per adua ad astra
DF

Just seen some footage of a rotor blade, don't wish to give too much away on here but needless to say it belongs to an obvious type. That along with the announcement from the MOD will mean a sad time for my peers.

Again I would like to wish my sincerest condolences to those affected.

BBC News 24 this afternoon is far more concerned with the Iraqui casualties, especially the children. Wanted to know if the soldiers were using bullets or baton rounds, how many soldiers, had they opened fire? Then came the usual garbage from the 'experts', Andy McNab et al.
Hardly a mention of the crash or the British fatalities.:mad: :mad: :mad:

A very sad day and my deepest sympathies to the families.

Well done the Army for professionalism and restraint.

My thoughts are with the friends and family. Tragic.

My family and I would like to express our sorrow to the families involved.

I haven't seen details yet but once again it seems that we have lost some more good 'uns.


Best wishes to all.

Talk Wrench.

RIP fellow aviators, my thoughts are with your families at this sad time.

Best wishes to all serving out there, safe return

RIP guys. My condolences to the loved ones.

My thoughts go out the friends and family of those guys. May all our prayers be with you in your hour of need.

It's high time either the gloves came off, or the bags got backed. How much longer do we have to stand by and watch our comrades lose their lives, so the rags came have some fun. How dare they stand and celebrate at the sad loss of life. May I also echo the support for the guysguarding the site. Don't know if I'd have been able to show the same restraint.

:mad: