Helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing seven Americans and four Afghans

Date:

16 August, 2012

Make:

Sikorsky

Model:

UH-60

Location:

Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province

Country:

Afghanistan

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

11

Operator:

US-Army

Link:

http://www.wfaa.com/news/world/166388156.html

Link:

http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/afghan-coalition-service-members-die-in-isaf-helicopter-crash.html

Link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19280582