ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122907
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| Date: | Sunday 5 June 2011 |
| Time: | c. 1100L |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior |
| Owner/operator: | 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th CAB |
| Registration: | 95-00024 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sabari district of the eastern province of Khost -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two service members with the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan died in a helicopter crash Sunday. Helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan in the Sabari district of the eastern province of Khost.
Crew later named as Chief Warrant Officer Bradley J. Gaudet, 31, of Gladewater, Texas and Chief Warrant Officer R. Kenneth White, 35, of Fort Collins, Colorado. Amy investigators found that both crew became fixated on the targets during a .50cal diving fire attack, firing three bursts but putting the aircraft below a recoverable altitude.
Sources:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/05/afghanistan.casualties/index.html?eref=rss_world&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_world+%28RSS%3A+World%29
http://www.wqow.com/Global/story.asp?S=14841454
http://web.archive.org/web/20170504131237/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/2011.htm#0706
Scramble and Flightfax
http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa.html (site includes a picture of the crash site)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2011 15:07 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Jun-2011 02:46 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 13-Jul-2011 01:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2011 07:08 | krasatpi | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2020 06:51 | StokieSteve | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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