2011 Afghanistan Boeing Chinook shootdown - Wikipedia
On 6 August 2011, a U.S. CH-47D Chinook military helicopter operating with the call sign Extortion 17 (pronounced "one-seven") was shot down while transporting a Quick Reaction …
List of aviation accidents and incidents in the war in Afghanistan
June 28: A US CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down in Kunar province by Taliban commander Qari Ismail, killing all sixteen US Special Operations servicemen on board. The …
Category : Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing Chinook
This category includes accidents and incidents involving the Boeing CH-47 Chinook and variants e.g. Boeing Chinook (UK variants)
Deadliest Day in Spec Ops History: The Extortion-17 Chinook Crash
Aug. 6 marks the anniversary of what has become known as the deadliest day for special operations in U.S. military history. On this date in 2011, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed, …
US, Germany hold memorial for Army helo crash 50 years on
2021年8月18日 · Witnesses of the crash on Aug. 18, 1971, said the twin‐engine Boeing CH‐47A Chinook exploded in mid-air before plunging about (180 meters) 600 feet to the ground. The …
Pegnitz Chinook Crash 50th Anniversary - Helis.com
2021年8月27日 · On August 18, 1971 a Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook from US Army 4th Aviation Company crashed in Pegnitz, Germany, killing 37 American Soldiers
US, Germany Mark 50th Anniversary of Chinook Crash That …
Witnesses of the Aug. 18, 1971 crash said the twin‐engine Boeing CH‐47A Chinook exploded in mid-air before plunging about (180 meters) 600 feet to the ground. The helicopter's crew of four...
38 US, Afghan forces killed in helo crash - Long War Journal
2011年8月6日 · On July 25, the Taliban shot down a Chinook with rocket-propelled grenades, or RPGs, just one hundred yards outside of an Afghan Army base in the Pech Valley in Kunar …
US, Germany hold memorial for soldiers killed in 1971 crash
Witnesses of the Aug. 18, 1971 crash said the twin‐engine Boeing CH‐47A Chinook exploded in mid-air before plunging about (180 meters) 600 feet to the ground. The helicopter’s crew of …
Accident Boeing CH-47C Chinook 74-22292, Saturday 11 …
The Boeing CH-47C Chinook helicopter crashed in Mannheim, Germany, killiing all 46 on board. The City of Mannheim requested two Chinooks to drop sky divers at the Air Show for the 375th ...