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03-21-03, 11:24 PM
The AP London has reported they have collided over the Persian Gulf and seven crew members are missing.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/5454062.htm
Two British Navy Helicopters Collide
Associated Press
CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar - Two British Navy helicopters collided Saturday over international waters in the Persian Gulf, and seven crew members were missing, officials said.
The collision involved Sea King search and rescue helicopters and did not result from enemy fire, said Group Capt. Al Lockwood, a spokesman for British forces in the Gulf.
A search and rescue operation was under way to find the missing crew members, Lockwood said.
"We are doing everything we can to ascertain what caused the accident," he told Sky News.
The collision happened around 4:30 a.m. Saturday (8:30 p.m. EST Friday), officials said.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/5454062.htm
Two British Navy Helicopters Collide
Associated Press
CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar - Two British Navy helicopters collided Saturday over international waters in the Persian Gulf, and seven crew members were missing, officials said.
The collision involved Sea King search and rescue helicopters and did not result from enemy fire, said Group Capt. Al Lockwood, a spokesman for British forces in the Gulf.
A search and rescue operation was under way to find the missing crew members, Lockwood said.
"We are doing everything we can to ascertain what caused the accident," he told Sky News.
The collision happened around 4:30 a.m. Saturday (8:30 p.m. EST Friday), officials said.