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Marine Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in LA Riverbed in South Gate
NBC San Diego ^ | 5/11 | Willian Avila

Posted on 05/11/2015 8:43:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway

An Apache Cobra Marine helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in the Los Angeles River bed Monday after experiencing electrical problems, police said.

No one was hurt.

The attack helicopter out of Camp Pendleton made a soft landing about 1:15 p.m. on the east bank of the river in South Gate, between Imperial Highway and the 105 Freeway, the South Gate Police Department said.

Aerial footage showed several personnel working on the helicopter as curious onlookers stood by.


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1 posted on 05/11/2015 8:43:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; ...

Active Duty ping.


2 posted on 05/11/2015 8:47:10 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: nickcarraway

They forgot to top off the rotorwash reservoir!


3 posted on 05/11/2015 8:48:21 PM PDT by patro (Phrogs Phorever)
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To: patro

lol


4 posted on 05/11/2015 8:52:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

AH-1W Super Cobra. Not Apache.
According to comments in the article.


5 posted on 05/11/2015 9:01:38 PM PDT by mojo114 (Pray for our military)
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To: nickcarraway

My old Squadron


6 posted on 05/11/2015 9:25:52 PM PDT by Francis McClobber
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To: mojo114

Lol. Ford Silverado..


7 posted on 05/11/2015 9:29:41 PM PDT by patro (Phrogs Phorever)
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To: nickcarraway

In flight school at Rucker a classmate of mine got lost while solo in a TH55. Got so low on fuel that the IPs back at the airfield told him to just find a safe place to land. He chose what turned out to be an elementary school. The kids were excited and impressed by the unplanned static display. The IPs less so.


8 posted on 05/11/2015 9:42:23 PM PDT by Dagnabitt (Islamic Immigration is Treason)
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To: mojo114

The MSM should be given props for not calling it a SCUD or AK-47...................You know how they are with military hardware


9 posted on 05/11/2015 11:00:08 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: Francis McClobber

Mine too....


10 posted on 05/12/2015 2:15:10 AM PDT by Princeton Drive Irregulars
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To: Jet Jaguar

An Apache Cobra....I’d like to see that.


11 posted on 05/12/2015 6:47:16 AM PDT by TADSLOS (A Ted Cruz Happy Warrior! GO TED!)
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To: TADSLOS

You have to be incested with there nawledge of army stuff.


12 posted on 05/12/2015 6:50:20 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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