30 May 2007: MCPL Darrell Jason Priede, R.I.P.
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7 killed as U.S. copter crashes in Afghanistan
POSTED: 2153 GMT (0553 HKT), May 30, 2007
Story Highlights • CH-47 Chinook helicopter reportedly shot down in country's south
• Ground troops responding to crash came under attack, NATO says
• Five crew members, two military passengers reported killed
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter went down Wednesday night in southern Afghanistan, U.S. and NATO officials said.
Preliminary reports indicate the helicopter was shot down, officials said.
Seven people -- five military crew and two military passengers -- were killed.
Additionally, NATO officials said the team that responded to the crash was ambushed. There was no immediate word on casualties during that attack.
It came amid fighting in the south between Taliban militants and NATO and Afghan forces.
From CNN's Barbara Starr
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7 killed as U.S. copter crashes in Afghanistan
POSTED: 2153 GMT (0553 HKT), May 30, 2007
Story Highlights • CH-47 Chinook helicopter reportedly shot down in country's south
• Ground troops responding to crash came under attack, NATO says
• Five crew members, two military passengers reported killed
Article Link
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter went down Wednesday night in southern Afghanistan, U.S. and NATO officials said.
Preliminary reports indicate the helicopter was shot down, officials said.
Seven people -- five military crew and two military passengers -- were killed.
Additionally, NATO officials said the team that responded to the crash was ambushed. There was no immediate word on casualties during that attack.
It came amid fighting in the south between Taliban militants and NATO and Afghan forces.
From CNN's Barbara Starr
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How many choppers have gone down since we have shown up? I don't recall hearing about something like this before whereas in Iraq it seems a lot more frequent.
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According to this article, at least four have been lost, with only 1 other being weapons-related:
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/05/30/afghan-helicopter.html
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/05/30/afghan-helicopter.html
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Bad news folks, there was a Canadian on board:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070530/nato_copter_070530/20070530?hub=TopStories
Canadian among dead in Afghanistan chopper crash
Updated Wed. May. 30 2007 10:16 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
A NATO helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing the five-member crew and two military passengers -- including a Canadian.
The identity of the Canadian has not been released. The five crewmembers were American, while the second passenger was British.
The U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter went down at about 9 p.m. local time Wednesday in Helmand province, NATO officials said.
A rescue team arriving at the scene was then ambushed by insurgents and called for an air strike. One Afghan civilian was injured by gunfire.
A man claiming to be a Taliban spokesperson said militants shot down the helicopter, but that claim has not been independently verified.
Speaking to The Associated Press, supposed spokesperson Qari Yousef Ahmadi said everyone on board the helicopter died when it crashed in Kajaki district.
"We have weapons that we have used to target helicopters before," he told AP.
NATO would only say the cause of the crash was "being determined by military officials."
In recent months, U.S. and British forces have fought against insurgents in Kajaki, where a large hydroelectric dam is being repaired.
The Chinook has two rotors and is mainly used for transport. It can fit about 40 soldiers in addition to a small crew.
Eight U.S. personnel died last February when their Chinook crashed in the southern province of Zabul, but the incident was not the result of a militant attack.
Another 10 U.S. soldiers died in a Chinook crash in May 2006, after an attempted nighttime landing.
But a 2005 U.S. helicopter crash, that killed 16 Americans, is believed to have been caused by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by militants.
With files from The Associated Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070530/nato_copter_070530/20070530?hub=TopStories
Canadian among dead in Afghanistan chopper crash
Updated Wed. May. 30 2007 10:16 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
A NATO helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing the five-member crew and two military passengers -- including a Canadian.
The identity of the Canadian has not been released. The five crewmembers were American, while the second passenger was British.
The U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter went down at about 9 p.m. local time Wednesday in Helmand province, NATO officials said.
A rescue team arriving at the scene was then ambushed by insurgents and called for an air strike. One Afghan civilian was injured by gunfire.
A man claiming to be a Taliban spokesperson said militants shot down the helicopter, but that claim has not been independently verified.
Speaking to The Associated Press, supposed spokesperson Qari Yousef Ahmadi said everyone on board the helicopter died when it crashed in Kajaki district.
"We have weapons that we have used to target helicopters before," he told AP.
NATO would only say the cause of the crash was "being determined by military officials."
In recent months, U.S. and British forces have fought against insurgents in Kajaki, where a large hydroelectric dam is being repaired.
The Chinook has two rotors and is mainly used for transport. It can fit about 40 soldiers in addition to a small crew.
Eight U.S. personnel died last February when their Chinook crashed in the southern province of Zabul, but the incident was not the result of a militant attack.
Another 10 U.S. soldiers died in a Chinook crash in May 2006, after an attempted nighttime landing.
But a 2005 U.S. helicopter crash, that killed 16 Americans, is believed to have been caused by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by militants.
With files from The Associated Press
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Heard same on CTV Newsnet (2223EDT) - condolences to the families, colleagues and friends.
Canadian among seven NATO soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
Associated Press, May 30, 2007 - 22:28
http://www.680news.com/news/international/article.jsp?content=w053096A
KABUL (AP) - A Canadian is among seven soldiers who died when a Chinook helicopter was apparently shot down Wednesday evening in Afghanistan, U.S. military officials said.
Initial reports suggested the helicopter was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade, said the U.S. official, who insisted on speaking anonymously because the crash was still under investigation.
NATO said there were no survivors.
Along with five Americans, two soldiers from Britain and Canada who had been passengers were also killed, the military officials said.
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Canadian among seven NATO soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
Associated Press, May 30, 2007 - 22:28
http://www.680news.com/news/international/article.jsp?content=w053096A
KABUL (AP) - A Canadian is among seven soldiers who died when a Chinook helicopter was apparently shot down Wednesday evening in Afghanistan, U.S. military officials said.
Initial reports suggested the helicopter was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade, said the U.S. official, who insisted on speaking anonymously because the crash was still under investigation.
NATO said there were no survivors.
Along with five Americans, two soldiers from Britain and Canada who had been passengers were also killed, the military officials said.
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Oh no not another one 
RIP 
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