Nesher 628 Posted September 11, 2008 (edited) they lost their tail rotor and dropped to the ground fire from the crash caused to a blast and secondaries due the ammo onboard... happened near Giniger kibbutz in the Yizrael valley may they RIP. <S> Edited September 11, 2008 by Nesher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Nesher 628 Posted September 11, 2008 just saw tonight in the news, 1 of the pilots Major Shay Denor was a father of 5, age 35... really sad thing :( for some reason there is no info about the second pilot, i guess it's classified.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mannie 21 Posted September 11, 2008 Yeah, heard about it all day over the radio. sad. RIP. <S> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 628 Posted September 12, 2008 Time to retire those birds. Lost 2 people from my unit during a test flight. The E-4 was a member of maintenance platoon onboard for a joyride. His wife was pregnant with their first child. Damn shame. Top of the list...last active army deaths in the AH-1 http://www.armyaircrews.com/cobra.html real damn shame... my deepest sympathies man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PIGHUNTA69 0 Posted September 12, 2008 Damn thats sad. May they rest in peace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites