Accident Hughes AH-6M Little Bird ,
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Date:Sunday 14 May 2006
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H500 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hughes AH-6M Little Bird
Owner/operator:160th SOAR, US Army
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Yussifiyah, southwest of Baghdad -   Iraq
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down during combat operations, killing the two crewmen: CW5 Jamie D. Weeks and MAJ Matthew W. Worrell

Sources:

1. http://armyaircrews.com/cayuse.html#vietnam70-73
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://projects.militarytimes.com/valor/army-maj-matthew-w-worrel/1807274]
3. http://obits.dallasnews.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?pid=17819206

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jul-2013 08:44 krasatpi Added
27-Feb-2015 22:00 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]

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