Chinook Destroyed

[Mayfly]

Crew all well, and destroyed after a forced landing - hope it wasn't Bravo November

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8211552.stm

[Xplumberlives]

Main thing all crew OK, just going to text a mate and am hoping he wasn't involved!

MF link not working for me! but having tried, I think it's the BBC end playing up!

[Mackrick]

Naddie will be in mourning for weeks over its loss.
Glad crew are all ok though.

[Dan4th]

God Bless the Crew and God Bless the
Mighty Chinook. What a CHOPPER!

Danf.

[Mayfly]

link not opening for me now in IE8 tho' it was earlier,

works OK in FF tho'

[Sooty655]

works fine for me in IE8

[RLN]

At least it was the metal and not the flesh.

[Saracenman]

wonder if it was my old school-mate? should anyone see "Jason Davenhill" as a crew-name, i' be keen to know please

glad there were no serious injuries and really hope it wasn't good old BN either

sm

[MadNaddy]

Thank goodness no one was hurt. I had forgotten the fact they 'finished off' damaged aircraft in those situations so that the enemy couldn't make any use of it........

Like RLN said - At least it was the metal, not the flesh.












Wokkaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Dougs]

glad the crew was ok, cant belive that WE blew it up though if it was a hot zone doubt the had time to stip it first as well

[Mayfly]

MOD have confirmed the chinook was hit by enemy fire, & it is believed the attack was designed to disrupt the elections. It caused an engine fire on take off but the crew managed to fly her a safe distance away from the Taliban before setting her down where she was destroyed.