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Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing Chinook" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Chinook helicopter crash may refer to: the 1986 British International Helicopters Chinook crash in Shetland, killing oil workers; the 1994 Scotland RAF Chinook crash, killing British intelligence officers; the 2011 Chinook shootdown in Afghanistan, killing American special forces
Deaths and incidents in the world per year according to ACRO and Bureau of Aircraft Accident Archives data, as of January 1, 2019: The reconstructed wreckage of TWA Flight 800 inside a hangar at Calverton Executive Airpark, New York state Location of aircraft crashes from 2012 to 2022
The aircraft developed severe icing on its wings and crashed. The captain was the sole survivor, though he would die a year later in another aviation accident. February 26, 1941 8 8 8 Eastern Air Lines Flight 21: Morrow: Georgia: Douglas DC-3: The aircraft struck terrain during approach due to improperly set altimeters. August 31, 1940 25 0 0
Dust filters were also added to improve engine reliability. Of the nearly 750 Chinook helicopters in the U.S. and South Vietnam fleets, about 200 were lost in combat or wartime operational accidents. [32] The U.S. Army CH-47s supported the 1st Australian Task Force as required. Troops unload from a CH-47 in the Cay Giep Mountains, Vietnam, 1967.
It was the second fatal helicopter crash in Southern California this week. On Tuesday, five Marines died when a military craft went down in Pine Valley, about 40 miles east of San Diego.
A recent New York Times investigation found that according to FAA data, near-miss accidents increased nearly 25% in the last decade, with about 300 such accidents in the most recent 12-month ...
The hiker sent an alert after possibly breaking an ankle, officials say.