The three fatalities were aircraft commander Lt. Sean D. Krueger, 33, of Waterboro, Maine; Aviation Maintenance Technician, First Class Adam C. Hoke, 40, of Great Falls, Mont.; and Aviation Maintenance Technician, Second Class Brett M. Banks, 33, Green River, Wyo. The helicopter’s co-pilot, Lt. Lance D. Leone, 29, of Ventura, Calif., survived. See also later... Read more
Privates Tim Aplin, Ben Chuck and Scott Palmer from the Special Operations Task Group were killed and seven injured when a coalition helicopter crashed. A NATO soldier also lost his life in the incident which occurred at 3.39am Afghanistan time. Initial reports quoted location as “Northern Kandahar” and later reports as “Uruzgan Province”... Read more
Local press reports seem undecided whether there were 3 or 4 or 5 fatalities... Read more
4 fatalities in the accident, 5th died later as a result of injuries (report)... Read more
Reports differ on the casualties here. Some reports say 1 killed, but the NATO/ISAF report (the first link in our list) does not mention it – when they always would do if there was a loss of life.... Read more
Probably a Eurocopter SA330J Puma... Read more