Turkish military MI-17 crashed in a suburb of Kabul killing 16 – reports suggest 12 in the helicopter, 4 on the ground (two women, two children).  The names of the soldiers  are as follows: Maj. Mithat Çolak, Maj. Şükrü BaÄŸdatlı, Maj. Serkan DoÄŸan, Maj. Ä°smail Cem Yakınlar, Cpt. Adil ErdoÄŸan, Commanding Sgt. Maj. Salih Helvacı, Commanding Sgt. Maj. Mehmet AkbaÅŸ, Spc. Sgt. Önay Vurucu, Cpt. Ä°lker Aydın, 1st Lt. Murat Yıldız, 1st Lt. Tahsin Barutçu and 1st Lt. Okan MelikoÄŸlu.

Date:

16 March, 2012

Reg:

10981

Make:

Sikorsky

Model:

UH-60

Country:

Afghanistan

Civil / Military:

Military

Fatalities:

16

Operator:

Turkish-Air-Force

Link:

http://www.dawn.com/2012/03/16/helicopter-crashes-in-kabul-five-dead-police.html

Link:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iJCxMqVhHQ66ULVrTNONrVFke7FA?docId=a03401ff437b4cf8b9246a5d53584a52

Link:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-16/chopper-crashes-into-house-in-kabul/3895114?section=world