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  • U.S. Helicopter Shot Down in Iraq; Pilots Rescued

    07/03/2007 5:43:22 AM PDT · by RDTF · 18 replies · 1,010+ views
    Foxnews.Com ^ | July 3, 2007 | AP
    BAGHDAD, Iraq — Insurgents shot down a U.S. military helicopter south of Baghdad, and the two pilots were rescued with minor injuries, the military said Tuesday. The OH-58D Kiowa Attack helicopter was brougt down by ground fire on Monday. After an Apache helicopter rescued the two pilots, a U.S. warplane dropped two 500-pound, laser-guided bombs on the downed craft to destroy it, the military said in a statement. It gave no further details on the location of the crash and said the incident was under investigation.