Turkish military MI-17 crashed in a suburb of Kabul killing 16 - reports suggest 12 in the helicopter, 4 on the ground (two women, two children). The names of the soldiers are as follows: Maj. Mithat Çolak, Maj. Şükrü Bağdatlı, Maj. Serkan Doğan, Maj. İsmail Cem Yakınlar, Cpt. Adil Erdoğan, Commanding Sgt. Maj. Salih Helvacı, Commanding Sgt. Maj. Mehmet Akbaş, Spc. Sgt. Önay Vurucu, Cpt. İlker Aydın, 1st Lt. Murat Yıldız, 1st Lt. Tahsin Barutçu and 1st Lt. Okan Melikoğlu.
- Date
- March 16, 2012
- Reg
- 10981
- Make
- Sikorsky
- Model
- UH-60
- Country
- Afghanistan
- CivilMilitary
- Military
- Fatal
- 16
- Operator
- Turkish-Air-Force
- Link 1
- http://www.dawn.com/2012/03/16/helicopter-crashes-in-kabul-five-dead-police.html
- Link 2
- http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iJCxMqVhHQ66ULVrTNONrVFke7FA?docId=a03401ff437b4cf8b9246a5d53584a52
- Link 3
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-16/chopper-crashes-into-house-in-kabul/3895114?section=world
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