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Two Dead in U.S. Plane Crash in Korea

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An inspection team examines a US Army (USA) AH-64 Apache helicopter that crashed during landing at Tactical Assembly Area SHELL, in Central Iraq. The helicopter is assigned to A/Company 2-101st Aviation Regiment, and was operation in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.

Two people were killed after a US military helicopter, possibly AH-64 Apache crashed in South Korea on Monday Nov. 23. 2015. The reason behind the crash was unknown.

The helicopter took off in Pyeongtaek; an US military base and crashed in Wonju. “The helicopter was burnt to ashes after catching fire,” a firefighter in Wonju said. The crash alarmed many residents nearby as one stated “I went out after hearing a ‘bang’ sound twice and saw flames rising into the sky from the side of the road,” but thankfully, no casualties were reported after the two death reported at the scene.