U.S. military helicopter shot down south of Baghdad

  • 12/15/2022
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BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 03, SPA -- Insurgents shot down a U.S. military helicopter south of Baghdad, and the two pilots were rescued with minor injuries, the military said Tuesday. The OH-58D Kiowa Attack helicopter was brought down by ground fire on Monday. After an Apache helicopter rescued the two pilots, a U.S. warplane dropped two 500-pound, laser-guided bombs on the downed craft to destroy it, the military said in a statement. It gave no further details on the location of the crashand said the incident was under investigation, the Associated Press reported.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/464312

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