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Post by Admin on Jun 1, 2007 3:17:32 GMT -6
Fort Riley Pilots, Aircraft Crash During Training A helicopter crash in California involved two members of Fort Riley's Combat Aviation Brigade.
The OH-58D Kiowa chopper crashed at about nine Wednesday night while on maneuvers at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin.
The two crewmen in the helicopter suffered non-life threatening injuries.
The pilots and aircraft belong to the 1st Battalion, 6th Cavalry Regiment which is station in Fort Carson, Colo, but are part of Fort Riley's Combat Aviation Brigade.
The 1-6th Cav., along with elements from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Aviation and the 601st Aviation Support Battalion, are in California at the National Training Center preparing for a deployment to Iraq this fall.
Cause of the crash is under investigation by the U.S. Army Safety Center at Fort Rucker, Ala.
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Post by Admin on Jun 7, 2007 6:34:38 GMT -6
Sources state the pilots are going to be OK although will require some time to recover from broken bones. The crash happened during the day not at night.
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Post by Admin on Jun 22, 2007 6:46:32 GMT -6
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Post by blackjack07 on Jul 3, 2007 3:35:51 GMT -6
does anybody know who the pilots were?
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Post by Mich on Aug 4, 2007 2:34:16 GMT -6
91-00544 OH-58D(I) 43257 1/6th CAV
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