U.S. Copter Hits Tree
United Press International
PANAMA CITY —
A U.S. Army pilot guided his damaged helicopter to a safe landing at Ft. Sherman after hitting a tree, the U.S. Southern Command said Tuesday. The five crew members were not injured.
The helicopter, a CH-47D Chinook on a routine training exercise, was approaching the landing strip Monday at the fort.
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