Cobra Crashes During Khyber Operation
February 10 2010
A Pakistani military Cobra helicopter crashed Wednesday in Khyber during a raid against Taliban militants, the Dawn (Pakistan) reports.
The fate of the two personnel in attack helicopter were not known immediately, said military officials.
Subsequent reports indicated that the pilot and gunner had been killed.
The aircraft was engaged in anti-militant operations in the Tirah valley, a district that straddles NATO supply lines into Afghanistan, prior to the crash, said a...
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