An Australian Army Officer (later named as Marcus Case) was killed when an Australian Chinook Helicopter crashed while undertaking a re-supply mission in Zabul Province.
- Date
- May 30, 2011
- Make
- Boeing
- Model
- CH-47
- Location
- 90 kilometres east of Tarin Kot, in Zabul Province
- Country
- Afghanistan
- CivilMilitary
- Military
- Fatal
- 1
- Operator
- Australian-Army
- Link 1
- http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=11886
- Link 2
- http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/SmithTranscripttpl.cfm?CurrentId=11889
- Link 3
- http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=11899
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