US Army helicopter crashes, 11 soldiers missing
AP reported on the morning of March 11 that seven US Marines and four soldiers were missing after a US Army helicopter crashed during a night exercise at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle.
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| A US Army aircraft. Source: US Air Force |
Officials at the base said the Marines were part of a special operations group based at Camp Lejeune, while the soldiers were from the National Guard in Hammond, Louisiana.
Eglin base spokesman Andy Bourland said the helicopter was reported missing at around 8:30 p.m. on March 10 and search and rescue teams found wreckage from the crash at 2 a.m. on March 11.
According to Vietnam+
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