Breaking News: UH60 down in Italy with casualities

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Numerous news sites reporting a UH60 from Aviano AB, Italy down in Northern Italy. Up to 10 onboard; differing reports on number of dead, 2-5 depending on source.

[longbowwife]

Thanks for the heads up:(

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www.hqusareur.army.mil/news/releases/2007-11-09_UH-60crash3.pdf

UPDATE

News Release
HQ U.S. ARMY EUROPE & 7TH ARMY
Office of the Chief of Public Affairs
Unit 29351 APO AE 09014
Postfach 10 43 21 69033 Heidelberg
Tel.: [phone]

November 9, 2007
Release No. 20071103

Sixth U.S. service member dies after UH-60 Black Hawk crash

HEIDELBERG, Germany — A sixth U.S. service member died Thursday evening of injuries sustained when a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter attached to 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment crashed at approximately noon Thursday 22 miles
southwest of Aviano, Italy. This brings the number of deaths to six service members.

Eleven U.S. service members were on board the aircraft, four U.S. Army soldiers as the crew and seven U.S. Air Force Airmen passengers.

The names of the victims are being withheld until notification of next of kin has been completed. When appropriate, names will be released by the individual services.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Our deepest condolences go out to the families of the victims.

This was a training flight which also afforded Airmen the opportunity to gain a better understanding of joint operations and to perform a reenlistment ceremony.

Further information will be provided as soon as it becomes available.

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1/214th Avn wears the USAREUR patch.