List of Aviation Accidents and Incidents in The War in Afghanistan - 2001

2001

  • December 12: A US B-1 Lancer bomber returning from a mission over Afghanistan crashes 30 miles north of Diego Garcia. All 4 crew members eject safely.
  • December 6: UH-1N Huey crashes at Kandahar air base, two Marines suffered minor injuries.
  • November 20: MH-6J crashed at a base, wounding 4 on board.
  • November 2: MH-53 Pave Low crashed on a special operations mission in northern Afghanistan due to bad weather, injuring four on board.
  • October 19: UH-60 Black Hawk crashed at Dalbandin air base in Pakistan, killing two U.S. Army rangers. The cause was brownout from dust kicked up by the helicopter rotor.

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