DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6265 3343, Fax: 02 62656946
MSPA 244/09
Tuesday, 04 August 2009
AUSTRALIAN CHINOOK RECEIVES SMALL ARMS
FIRE IN AFGHANISTAN
During routine air operation tasks, an Australian Army CH-47D Chinook aircraft and
a US helicopter came under small arms fire mid-morning on Monday, 3 August 2009.
The Australian Chinook aircraft was operating in Southern Afghanistan as part of the
International Security Assistance Force. It
made a controlled landing at a Coalition
airfield as a result of the small arms fire.
The aircraft landed safely and a maintenance inspection of the aircraft is ongoing.
There were no casualties as a result of this incident and the aircraft did not sustain
structural damage.
Media Contacts:
Defence Media Liaison:
02 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664
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