A Black Hawk helicopter crashed Thursday in southern Afghanistan, killing all four POB. Weather was apparently a factor. Fatalities named as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Johnson, 27, San Diego; Spc. Dean Shaffer, 23, Pekin, Ill.; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Don Viray, 25, Waipahu, Hawaii; and Spc. Chris Workman, 33, Boise, Idaho.
- Date
- April 19, 2012
- Make
- Sikorsky
- Model
- UH-60
- Location
- Garmsir district in southern Helmand province
- Country
- Afghanistan
- CivilMilitary
- Military
- Fatal
- 4
- Link 1
- http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/19/world/asia/us-afghanistan-helicopter-crash/
- Link 2
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/afghanistan-blackhawk-crash-weather_n_1439843.html
- Link 3
- http://www.stripes.com/news/black-hawk-helicopter-crew-mourned-at-kandahar-air-field-1.175296
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