Posted on 01/09/2005 6:09:38 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A U.S. helicopter with 10 people on board crashed near the Banda Aceh airport Monday while on a tsunami-relief operation, a U.S. military spokesman said.
It was not yet known if anybody was killed or injured, said Joe Plenzler, a U.S. military spokesman in Medan, 250 miles southeast of Banda Aceh.
The SH60 helicopter crashed in a rice paddy about 500 yards from the airport in Banda Aceh, the main city on Indonesia's tsunami-battered Sumatra island, as it was trying to land, he said.
"There was no fire ball but a little smoke," he said. "It landed on its side."
A Singapore air force officer, Andre Nabaison, said he thought all 10 on board the chopper survived. He was not sure about injuries.
Prayers for those brave people.
Jerry Rivers said that all helicopter operations in Indonesia have been suspended as a result of the crash.
Prayers...
Hmmm...I have always thought Aceh province was a good Al-Queda base due to lack of Indonesian gov't oversight. Hope this was just an accident.
Joining you in prayers for these folks. Just heard on FoxNews that all US helicopter activity suspended in the Indonesian relief work.
Two U.S. servicemen search for pieces of debris from a U.S. Navy Seahawk helicopter which crashed in a rice paddy less then a kilometer away from Banda Aceh's airport early Monday morning Jan 10, 2005. The crew members were all able to leave the aircraft and were airlifted to a U.S. Navy ship off the coast. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Geraldo reported all OK..I was surfing and caught that part.
"The crew members were all able to leave the aircraft and were airlifted to a U.S. Navy ship off the coast. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Good.
I'm glad to hear that all survived, and offer the following comment on that assumption...
I'm waiting for the pundits to suggest that America hasn't contributed enough helicopter crashes, and suggest we increase our contribution tenfold since we have so many helicopters and people.
US and Indonesian military personnel inspect a US navy helicopter that crashed on a rice field near tsunami-hit Banda Aceh, where it was delivering aid to victims of the disaster. Four people were injured in the accident.(AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi)
Excellent news. What times!
me too, me too.
You are VERY good! :-) Thanks!
Thank God all are ok! I bet these pilots are exhausted!
Thanks for the picture.
Thanks for the great pic.
Thank God everyone is all right.
Merciful Father in Heaven, thank you."
Big sigh of relief.
Amen
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