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4 Iraqi Plane Crash Victims Stationed at Hurlburt
AP ^
| 6-1-05
Posted on 06/01/2005 1:13:56 AM PDT by STARWISE
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AP) - Four victims of an Iraqi air force plane crash were stationed at Hurlburt Field in the Florida Panhandle, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
Military sources told the Northwest Florida Daily News that the four killed in Monday's turboprop crash were the first Hurlburt-based air commandos to die in the Iraqi war. Their names and unit have not been released.
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The Tampa-based Central Command issued a statement saying the plane was on an operational mission. No other details have been released about the mission or the cause of the crash. The single-engine plane is normally outfitted to carry six people.
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The Air Force's 12,000 special operations airmen are rarely mentioned publicly for their contributions in the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan and the hunt for terrorists. Specific missions often are classified.
(Excerpt) Read more at ap.tbo.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: centralcommand; commandos; hurlburt; iraq; quietwarriors; specialops; uae
Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SL airplanes arrayed at Basra International Airport, Iraq, in November 2004. The United Arab Emirates donated the planes to the fledgling Iraqi Air Force"
Excerpt: " The Comp Air 7SL aircraft belonged to the 3rd Squadron of the Iraqi Air Force and is a single-engine aircraft used for surveillance and personnel transport. The Iraqi Air Force had seven of these aircraft in its inventory.
The crash occurred near Jalula, about 50 miles northeast of Baqubah. The aircraft departed Kirkuk Air Base on an operational mission to Jalula.
An Iraqi civilian reported the crash to the Joint Communications Center in Khanaqin. Iraqi and coalition forces secured the crash site."
Defense Link-Four U.S. Airmen and One Iraqi Killed in Crash
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Quiet warriors .. God Bless Them and their families.
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posted on
06/01/2005 1:13:57 AM PDT
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STARWISE
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Billie; LadyX; MJY1288
Special Ops Heroes P I N G!
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posted on
06/01/2005 1:32:10 AM PDT
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STARWISE
( You get the govt. you deserve. CALL YOUR CONGRESS CRITTERS OFTEN -U.S. CONGRESS: 1-877-762-8762)
To: STARWISE
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posted on
06/01/2005 1:38:11 AM PDT
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STARWISE
( You get the govt. you deserve. CALL YOUR CONGRESS CRITTERS OFTEN -U.S. CONGRESS: 1-877-762-8762)
To: MikeinIraq
PING -- and God Bless You All!
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posted on
06/01/2005 1:39:20 AM PDT
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STARWISE
( You get the govt. you deserve. CALL YOUR CONGRESS CRITTERS OFTEN -U.S. CONGRESS: 1-877-762-8762)
To: STARWISE
Damn! Hurlburt was my last duty station before I retired.
To: STARWISE
Shades of the Pilatus (sp?) Porter!
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posted on
06/01/2005 8:17:23 AM PDT
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Snickersnee
(Where are we going? And what's with this handbasket?)
To: Jim Robinson
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posted on
06/01/2005 8:25:57 AM PDT
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STARWISE
( You get the govt. you deserve. CALL YOUR CONGRESS CRITTERS OFTEN -U.S. CONGRESS: 1-877-762-8762)
To: ALOHA RONNIE
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06/01/2005 8:27:09 AM PDT
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STARWISE
( You get the govt. you deserve. CALL YOUR CONGRESS CRITTERS OFTEN -U.S. CONGRESS: 1-877-762-8762)
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