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US military: 3 die in helicopter crash in Germany

A US military helicopter crashed in western Germany yesterday, killing all three people aboard, according to a spokesman for US Army Europe.

The aircraft went down about 6:20 pm (1720GMT) Wednesday in woods near the A67 highway between Viernheim and Lorsch, south of Frankfurt, Hesse state police said.

The helicopter was a UH-60 Black Hawk, said US Army Europe spokesman Bruce Anderson.

The Black Hawk is used for air assault and other military operations. It is normally designed to carry 11 combat-loaded troops.



 

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