What the records say
- When
- 26 Jan 2005
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 33.00° N, 43.00° E
- Description
- 2005 aviation accident
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
2005 Al-Anbar CH-53E crash
2005 aviation accident
The 2005 Al-Anbar CH-53E crash refers to an aviation accident which occurred on January 26, 2005 when a United States Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed while ferrying U.S. military personnel in the Al-Anbar province of western Iraq, near the town of Ar-Rutbah. All thirty-one troops aboard the helicopter died in the crash, which made it the deadliest single incident for U.S.
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