The World - News from April 23, 1985
A U.S. Army helicopter participating in joint military exercises with Honduras was heavily damaged in an accident at an air base at the northern Honduran city of San Pedro Sula. Conflicting reports from U.S. Embassy and U.S. military spokesmen left it unclear if the CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while landing or exploded while on the ground. At least eight American crew members were injured, one of them seriously, the sources said.
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