Latest Helicopter crashes News
Afghan ministry says helicopter crash kills 2 crewmembers during patrol in country's north
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An Afghan military helicopter crashed in the country's north Sunday after hitting a power line base, killing at least two crewmembers, the Defense Ministry said. The MD-530 chopper was patrolling in the area after it took off from northern Balkh province and...
Black boxes recovered from Alaska Army helicopter crash site
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. military investigators have recovered flight data recorders from two Army helicopters that collided last week in a remote area of Alaska's interior, killing three soldiers and injuring another, the Army said Wednesday. Two helicopters from the 1st Attack...
For soldier killed in Alaska crash 'family was everything'
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The mother of one of the three soldiers killed last week when two U.S. Army helicopters collided in a remote part of Alaska said her son loved his country and his family and lifted others up. “Family was everything to him,” Stacie Weaver told The...
US Army: Helicopters crashed in mountains, fair weather
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Two U.S. Army helicopters that crashed last week in Alaska, killing three soldiers, collided over a rugged, mountainous area, and there were no weather issues or visibility problems at the time, an Army spokesperson said Sunday. The two AH-64 Apache...
Army identifies 3 soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crash
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Army identified on Saturday the three soldiers who were killed when two helicopters collided in Alaska while returning from a training mission. The helicopters were headed to Fort Wainwright from a mission in the Donnelly Training Area when they crashed at...
Army grounds aviators for training after fatal crashes
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Army has grounded aviation units for training after 12 soldiers died within the last month in helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky, the military branch announced Friday. The suspension of air operations was effective immediately, with units...
Recent U.S. military helicopter crashes in training missions
The collision of two helicopters in Alaska was the latest in a series of military helicopter crashes this year whose causes are still being investigated. The crashes and a rollover involved Black Hawk and Apache helicopters on training missions. A total of 14 soldiers have died and...
2 bodies lifted from sea after Japan army helicopter crash
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s military recovered two bodies of the 10 crew members on an army helicopter that sunk to the bottom of the sea after presumably crashing off a southern Japanese island 11 days ago. On Monday, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force confirmed the deaths of two male...
Blast at north Iraqi airport raises tension in Kurdish area
BAGHDAD (AP) — An explosion struck next to the Suleimaniyah International Airport in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region Friday, local officials said. The blast came days after Turkey closed its airspace to flights to and from the airport, citing an alleged increase in...
Debris found in search for Japanse army copter with 10 crew
TOKYO (AP) — An unused lifeboat, a door and other fragments believed to be from a Japanese army helicopter were found after the Black Hawk carrying 10 crew members was presumed to have crashed at sea, officials said Friday. Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, apparently struggling to...
