Chinook Loss

A British Royal Air Force Chinook was destroyed Aug. 19 in Afghanistan as the result of an engine fire shortly after takeoff during operations near Sangin. The aircrew made an emergency landing just over a half-mile from the takeoff site, and all four personnel were recovered by a second helicopter...

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