Low-Tech Grenades A Danger to Helicopters

Low-Tech Grenades A Danger to Helicopters

(EXCERPT) By Renae Merle Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday,
November 18, 2003; Page A17

For the hundreds of U.S. helicopters ferrying troops and supplies
around Iraq, one of the most persistent dangers is also an old one:
rocket-propelled grenades.

The low-tech weapons have been mentioned as possible culprits in three
helicopter crashes this month, including Saturday's collision of two
Black Hawks -- the deadliest single incident for U...

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