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  1. 10-16-2008, 12:29 PM #1
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    AGAIN: Medevac Chopper Crashes Near Chicago, 4 Killed

    4 killed in helicopter crash in Chicago suburb

    By DON BABWIN – 3 hours ago

    AURORA, Ill. (AP) — A medical helicopter transporting a 1-year-old girl to a Chicago hospital crashed and burned overnight, killing all four aboard, authorities said Thursday.

    The helicopter was headed for Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago from Valley West Hospital in Sandwich, about 50 miles west, when it went down minutes before midnight, said Aurora police spokesman Sgt. Robb Wallers.

    Wallers said the helicopter may have clipped a radio tower's wire before the crash. [Full article]
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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    AGAIN: Medevac Chopper Crashes Near Chicago, 4 Killed

    4 killed in helicopter crash in Chicago suburb

    By DON BABWIN – 3 hours ago

    AURORA, Ill. (AP) — A medical helicopter transporting a 1-year-old girl to a Chicago hospital crashed and burned overnight, killing all four aboard, authorities said Thursday.

    The helicopter was headed for Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago from Valley West Hospital in Sandwich, about 50 miles west, when it went down minutes before midnight, said Aurora police spokesman Sgt. Robb Wallers.

    Wallers said the helicopter may have clipped a radio tower's wire before the crash. [Full article]
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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  3. 10-16-2008, 04:39 PM #3
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    Re: AGAIN: Medevac Chopper Crashes Near Chicago, 4 Killed

    So sad to hear, may they rest in piece.
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    Re: AGAIN: Medevac Chopper Crashes Near Chicago, 4 Killed

    So sad to hear, may they rest in piece.
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    Re: AGAIN: Medevac Chopper Crashes Near Chicago, 4 Killed

    this hasn't been a good year for the medevac community. RIP...
    it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.
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    Re: AGAIN: Medevac Chopper Crashes Near Chicago, 4 Killed

    this hasn't been a good year for the medevac community. RIP...
    it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.
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  7. 10-16-2008, 05:39 PM #7
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    Re: AGAIN: Medevac Chopper Crashes Near Chicago, 4 Killed

    Quote Originally Posted by cancidas
    this hasn't been a good year for the medevac community. RIP...
    Sure hasnt and this week an ENG copter had a fatal crash in Houston and a paramedic for Arizona DPS was killed by a rotor strike while
    helping two stranded hikers into a Bell 407 on a mountain top.
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