U.S. Helicopter Is Shot Down in Iraq (nobody hurt

[Florida_Geek]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Iraq-Downed-Helicopter.html

U.S. Helicopter Is Shot Down in Iraq
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 10:17 a.m. ET

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A U.S. military helicopter was downed by rebel fire west of Baghdad, but there were no injuries, the U.S. military said Saturday.

The downing occurred Friday near Amariya, south of Fallujah, said Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, the U.S. military's deputy director of operations. Insurgents are active in the area.

``Both pilots were recovered without injury and forces secured the crash site and completed recovery efforts,'' Kimmitt said
...not much more at AP

[Calico Jack Rackham]

1. You guys notice

that when a helo is brought down by enemy fire and there are no casualties it is reported immediately as being shot down; however, the minute someone is killed, the downing is from unknown causes or mechanical failure.

[Florida_Geek]

2. Funny how that happens and

Welcome to DU :toast:

[m-jean03]

4. Excellent observation.

Welcome!:hi:

[m-jean03]

3. Look now -- when I fall off a 4 foot ladder there are injuries.

How can there be no injuries in a helicopter crash?:shrug: Guess they have good seatbelts, airbags, or something.