14 killed in crash; FORCES: American soldiers die as helicopter comes down in northern Iraq.Byline: By Gary Marks FOURTEEN US soldiers were killed when a helicopter crashed in northern Iraq today whad up ==External links== *[http://www.iraq-today.com/ official website] Category:Newspapers published in Iraq , the military said. The UH-60 Black Hawk For other uses of Blackhawk/Black Hawk, see Black Hawk. The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a medium-lift utility or assault helicopter derived from the twin-turboshaft engine, single rotor Sikorsky S-70. helicopter was carrying four crew members and 10 passengers when it went down during a night-time operation, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a statement. The military said initial indications showed the aircraft experienced a mechanical problem and there were no indications of hostile fire In insurance law, a combustion that cannot be controlled, that escapes from where it was initially set and confined, or one that was not intended to exist. A hostile fire differs from a friendly fire, which burns in a place where it was intended to burn, such as one confined , but the cause was still under investigation. The 14 soldiers killed were assigned to Task Force Lightning, the military said. It was the deadliest helicopter crash since January 20, when a Black Hawk crashed in Diyala province north-east of Baghdad, killing 12 soldiers aboard. The military said that helicopter might have been shot down by a shoulder-fired weapon. The deaths raised to at least 3,721 members of the US military who have died since the Iraq conflict started in March 2003. |
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