Military helicopter crashes in Tennessee during routine training mission

FoxNews Online ^ | December 3, 2015 | A/P Contributed

[huldah1776]

A military helicopter crashed outside Fort Campbell Ky. Wednesday night near the Tennessee border, officials said.

Maj. Allen Hill, a spokesman for the 101st Airborne Division, said in a statement that crew members were flying an AH-64D Apache during a routine training mission. The aircraft went down about 12 miles south of Fort Campbell.

The Tennessean reports the aircraft was found in a rural area of Montgomery County, Tenn. Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency Director Jerry Buchanan told the newspaper the helicopter was found crashed in a river bottom and was on fire when emergency personnel arrived.

[huldah1776]

Prayers for families, friends, brothers in arms. Grieving with all my heart.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Prayers.

[Chgogal]

Prayers up.

[Brad from Tennessee]

Tennesseean story:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2015/12/02/montgomery-co-officials-searching-reported-helicopter-down/76699254/

[Ken H]

You have to read down the article before you find out that casualties, if any, are unknown. That should be the first fact mentioned.

[Secret Agent Man]

Any known devout muslims aboard? Not shiite-ing.

[RedMonqey]

Two pilots killed in Ft. Campbell helicopter crash

[RedMonqey]

http://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/2015/12/02/montgomery-co-officials-searching-reported-helicopter-down/76699254/

[SE Mom]

Thanks for ping.

Godspeed, Soldiers...

[uncitizen]

That was my thought too.

[Ken H]

Sorry to hear that.