BBC: "Nato Chinook down in Afghanisatan"
 

Fingers crossed.

Likewise. Here's hoping for the best.

KABUL (Reuters) - A NATO helicopter went down in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force said.

The Chinook military helicopter went down in southern Afghanistan, a NATO official in Brussels said, but he had no word on casualties.

"I can confirm that," the NATO official said when asked about reports of a crash. "There are few details. It's a Chinook and it was in the south."

"We don't know about casualties but there were people on board when it went down," said ISAF spokesman Major John Thomas in Kabul.

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Fingers crossed it not one of ours, but my thoughts go out to whoever it may be.

Hopefully any information either way will be released as soon as possible so that speculation is kept to a minimum. Morale at Odiham is low enough as it is.

THS, we were all on the same side last time I looked. Best wishes to all involved, hope they are all ok.

When I say "one of ours" I mean one from the unit I'm based at.

American I heard.
Poor souls.
Thoughts to the families.

nice castle:- American I heard.
Poor souls.
Thoughts to the families.
USA Today seems to confirm that.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2...hanistan_N.htm
RIP and condolences to their families.

Thoughts as always to the families and the anguish that befalls all

Spike

Sky reports here suggest US.

Thoughts and condolences to all those involved.

DF

The helpful stacker
 

Although I feel that your post #5 was well meant, I wish you had chosen your words more carefully. while none of us would wish any of our personal friends to be involved. Neither should we wish any one else's loved ones or friends to be involved.
As I recall, you were a soldier in a previous job (if I am incorrect, then I apologise), If so, then you will realise as I do, that the safest place to be, is on your own, close to the ground, making a tiny target.
On this basis, I have nothing but the highest respect to ANY aircrew flying around in very large, and slow helicopters, and presenting a very large target.
Do not take this as a personal attack on yourself, but please understand how your words may have come across. Would you please join me in wishing that the outcome of this crash, is as good as it can be. And offer our joint best thought's and wishes to all of the aircrew, possible passenger's, and families involved, regardless of which country the aircraft belongs to.

God bless to all involved. I am left feeling not a little humble by the immense moral fibre demonstrated on a daily basis by NATO forces.

Barnstormer1968

I'm with you BarnStormer
(Edited to clarify that I just want to wish all well, not criticise anyone)

I'm sorry but the posts of some posters subsequent to my original one have belittled this thread over what is no more than a grammatical mistake.

Of course I wish no ill on anyone serving against our enemies where ever they are in the world but having a good friend who is a loadmaster on Chinnies currently in Afghanistan my mind was a little bit more concerned about him than correct grammar when I posted.

Thoughts with Crew and Passengers... Fingers crossed for as good an outcome as possible

Guys THS works at Odiham, he will know lots of folks out there and I for one know exactly what he meant so please cut him some slack as the inferance that some of you are making is quite simply very very wrong.

Thoughts are with the families and friends of those who perished in yet another tragic loss.

I have friends on Chinooks at Odiham as well; I know where THS is coming from. Obviously it's a terrible tragedy that any of our comrades in arms have died in battle, but that tragedy is felt all the more acutely by those who know who is involved. Hoping against hope that my friends weren't on the Chinook does not mean I mourn any less for those who I don't know. Maybe THS put it a little clumsily, by his own admission, but I don't think it's fair to shout him down for a perfectly normal reaction to bad news.

My condolences to the families. Friends or not, they're in my prayers.

THS, understood. Similar boat but with US mates. Hope this turns out well for us all.
Tablet-Eraser, SFFP, good drills, looking after a mate is good to see.
BF

US Chinook is being reported. RIP lads

I know exactly where Helpful Stacker is coming from. Unless you have family or friends out there it is very difficult perhaps to understand the feelings you go through when you hear the news reports of poor souls lost. Our son is a Chinook pilot out in Afghanistan at the moment, the last hour, since we first heard the news reports have been very difficult. I think THS words have been taken totally out of context.
God bless to those involved, thoughts with the family and friends.