19-Apr-12 Sikorsky UH-60 Helmand Province, Afghanistan (4F)

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:
19 April, 2012
Make:
Sikorsky
Model:
UH-60
Location:
Garmsir district in southern Helmand province
Country:
Afghanistan
Civil / Military:
Military
Fatalities:
4
Link:
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/19/world/asia/us-afghanistan-helicopter-crash/
Link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/afghanistan-blackhawk-crash-weather_n_1439843.html
Link:
http://www.stripes.com/news/black-hawk-helicopter-crew-mourned-at-kandahar-air-field-1.175296

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