4 Dead, 1 Injured In Marine Chopper Crash

[Gunny]

Aircraft Missing Since 4 P.M. Thursday

POSTED: 8:58 am PDT August 17, 2007
UPDATED: 12:24 pm PDT August 17, 2007


YUMA, Ariz. -- Three Marines and a Navy sailor died and one Marine was injured when a U.S. Marine Corps search-and-rescue helicopter crashed during a routine training flight over southwest Arizona, Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto said in a media release Friday.

The HH-1N Huey chopper assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma was last heard from at about 4 p.m. Thursday, said Marine Sgt. Ryan O'Hare.

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I can't say as I was EVER happy about getting on one of those birds, and more than happy to get off. They always were dropping out of the air for no reason.