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Abu/MILF shot down helicopter gunship; in Basilan
Topic Started: Aug 19 2007, 07:41 AM (4,616 Views)
markniraq
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Tough Situation To be in; My Sincere Condolences to the Families. They truely are Heroes in every sense. It takes a lot of guts to do what they did, I just hope the government provides gratuity payments in a timely and expedient manner. :salute:
"You Have Never Lived...Till You Have almost Died...For Those Who Fight For It.. Life has a Special Meaning the Protected will Never Know"
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adrian_yamato
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proper equipment ang kailangan! remember that MG-520 is a military version of civilian md500 series, eto ang kailangan talaga....

AH-1F COBRA, tignan natin kung makaporma pa sila !!!! :fire:
"There's only one Government, one Armed Forces, one Contitution, & one Filipino people"

-word of then Gen. Angelo T. Reyes during the Mindanao war against the MILF & Abu Sayaff-

"The Army is like a cooked Spaggetti, You can't push it, you have to pull it after you"

-Gen George S. Patton-
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el_ramon
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must have been a lucky shot from the ASG. this higlights our need for armored attack choppers. God bless those boys and the lost pilot.
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Redj
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The TRAPOS should shut their mouth and ask what happened? Its time for them to expedite AFP modernization.

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judiel28
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adrian_yamato
Aug 19 2007, 07:33 PM
proper equipment ang kailangan! remember that MG-520 is a military version of civilian md500 series, eto ang kailangan talaga....

AH-1F COBRA, tignan natin kung makaporma pa sila !!!! :fire:

Makakaporma ba sila d2

Kung meron lang tayong pondo kaya natin bumuli ng

Apache attack helicopter

http://www.pc-wallpapers.co.uk/wallpapers/...copter_1024.jpg
No Retreat No Surrender Fight Till Death

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One Shot One Kill...

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adrian_yamato
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judiel28, sana magdilang anghel ka comrade!!!! Apache man yan o Cobra, makaganti lang sa mga hayup na iyan!!!!! :fire:
"There's only one Government, one Armed Forces, one Contitution, & one Filipino people"

-word of then Gen. Angelo T. Reyes during the Mindanao war against the MILF & Abu Sayaff-

"The Army is like a cooked Spaggetti, You can't push it, you have to pull it after you"

-Gen George S. Patton-
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kopinux
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http://www.gmanews.tv/largevideo/related/1...govt-casualties

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courtesy of http://timawa.net/forum/index.php?topic=9066.0

it will be easy to investigate since the chopper is still intact.

according to reports it was just engine trouble.
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israeli
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Air Force grounds 17 MG-520 helicopters
By James Mananghaya
Tuesday, August 21, 2007


Officials of the Philippine Air Force grounded the 17 remaining MG-520 attack helicopters, pending investigation of the crash of one of the choppers in Basilan that killed an officer.

Lt. Col. Epifanio Panzo, Air Force spokesman, said that PAF chief Lt. Gen. Horacio Tolentino ordered the grounding of the attack helicopters as part of standard operating procedures whenever an aircraft accident happens.

“The Air Force safety office is conducting an investigation. They are in the area now. Anytime today they might recover the aircraft,” he said.

He said that the investigation would continue to determine the real cause of the crash even as initial reports indicated that the ill-fated aircraft encountered engine trouble while in flight.

The attack helicopter was returning to its base after providing air cover for the Marines fighting Abu Sayyaf bandits in Unkaya Pukan, Basilan when it crashed at sea.

The pilot of the ill-fated helicopter survived but his co-pilot, identified only as a certain Udaundo, was killed.

Six of the 17 grounded MG- 520 helicopters are currently deployed in Mindanao to support the ground operations against the Abu Sayyaf in Basilan and Sulu.

MG-520, a light and versatile helicopter fitted with various weapons, is suitable for providing close air cover to ground troops.

The attack helicopter is equipped with 50 caliber machine guns and rocket launchers. It can perform quick maneuvers due to its small size.
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crusader8
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The deaths of the hero-soldiers are a big loss to the nation. Sana yung mga gunggong, tanga at corrupt senators, congressmen and politicians na lang ang natodas! I'm sick and tired of the hot and filthy airs they're spewing in their efforts to grandstand and pander to the public.
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Lorenz_Mallari
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hey mates,any more info about the chopper crash?
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