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Offline Rasker

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2 Brit Copters collide, 7 missing :(
« on: March 22, 2003, 12:41:00 AM »
Reuters:  2 Brit Copters collide, 7 missing :(

off Fox News page:  http://www.foxnews.com/
« Last Edit: March 22, 2003, 12:46:33 AM by Rasker »

Offline Fishu

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2 Brit Copters collide, 7 missing :(
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2003, 04:46:09 AM »
At this rate, the incidental casualties are superceeding combat casualties.

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2 Brit Copters collide, 7 missing :(
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2003, 05:08:54 AM »
i dont know much about chopters

but is it normal that after 4 days 2 crashed and 2 collided ?

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2 Brit Copters collide, 7 missing :(
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2003, 05:16:59 AM »
Helicopters crash all the time. Just last week one crashed in new york state killing 11...

One crashed, 2 collided, and one made a hard landing then took off shortly after.

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2 Brit Copters collide, 7 missing :(
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2003, 07:43:05 AM »
Keep it in context. Theres more Helicopter sorties being flown in that area then at any other time in history.

Training accidents and mechanical failures happen even in peace time.

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« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2003, 07:43:57 AM »
I heard those were some kind of observation choppers with lots of newest & expensive stuff onboard.. and that there were just 3 of those onboard the ship.