Idaho s Black Hawk crash was the fourth on a U.S. flight in just over a year Jacob Scholl, The Idaho Statesman
Feb. 3 The Black Hawk helicopter training crash that killed three Idaho National Guard members Tuesday night was the latest in a run of such crashes around the country. It is also not the first fatal helicopter crash in Idaho involving members of the National Guard.
The Tuesday incident just outside of Boise was at least the fourth deadly crash in recent months involving a Black Hawk in the U.S., according to media reports.
Here s what is known about the four crashes:
58th SOW welcomes new combat rescue helicopter to Kirtland AFB John Cochran for 377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs | December 17, 2020
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The 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland AFB welcomed the Air Force’s newest combat search and rescue helicopter, the HH-60W “Jolly Green II,” Dec. 17.
The “Jolly Green II” is named after the Vietnam-era HH-3E “Jolly Green” and HH-53 “Super Jolly Green,” whose crews pioneered the combat search and rescue mission. Air Force Photo
The “Jolly Green II” is named after the Vietnam-era HH-3E “Jolly Green” and HH-53 “Super Jolly Green,” whose crews pioneered the combat search and rescue mission and will be used to train the Air Force’s aircrew members.
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