Posted on May 12, 2015
US Military Helicopter missing in Nepal! (What do you think might have happened?)
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A U.S. military helicopter conducting relief efforts in Nepal has been declared missing, military officials said Tuesday.
Army Maj. Dave Eastburn, a spokesman for U.S. Pacific Command, said a UH-1Y Huey helicopter was declared missing at 9 a.m. EDT.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/12/politics/us-helicopter-missing-nepal/
Army Maj. Dave Eastburn, a spokesman for U.S. Pacific Command, said a UH-1Y Huey helicopter was declared missing at 9 a.m. EDT.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/12/politics/us-helicopter-missing-nepal/
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Prayers from Tucson. Let's hope they only had to PL (precautionary landing) and are out of radio contact. Transponders (IFF) in that mountainous terrain have extremely limited range. Semper Fi, Marines.
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SFC Clark Adams
It crashed......flying is dangerous, the terrain and circumstances in Nepal make it even more so.
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- The initial report is always wrong.
- Unfortunately I think this is a case where the initial report is accurate.
- Best case is that the chopper had a forced landing for which all personnel are fine but unable to communicate to base.
- Worst case is that the chopper went down hard and no one walked away.
- Don't know what we don't know at this point.
- Unfortunately I think this is a case where the initial report is accurate.
- Best case is that the chopper had a forced landing for which all personnel are fine but unable to communicate to base.
- Worst case is that the chopper went down hard and no one walked away.
- Don't know what we don't know at this point.
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Worst case scenario is a Class A mishap with loss of crew and aircraft. The cause? Flying is dangerous. Flying around mountains with shifting winds and crazy wind sheers is dangerous. Engines quit sometimes. I hope they survived the encounter.
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