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11-03-2012, 22:46
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Police Helicopter crashes in Atlanta
Sounds like an Atlanta PD helicopter has crashed tonight, killing 2. I can't get the link to work since I'm on my phone but I saw it on www.myfoxatlanta.com but they haven't said if the casualties were LEO or civilians on the ground. It crashed into a CVS parking lot while enroute to assist with a dispute. Prayers to those affected.
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11-03-2012, 23:04
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Man that sucks. Clipped wires and sounds like they were flying to low.
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11-04-2012, 02:06
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The news is reporting two officers were killed 
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11-04-2012, 05:49
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Prayers...
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11-04-2012, 05:56
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Very sad indeed.
They are always quick to help true heros.
Prayers sent.
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11-04-2012, 06:39
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11-04-2012, 06:49
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They were looking for a missing girl, who was found later.
I watched the local news as the 'story' was unfolding and had to turn the damn sound off. Those ignorant on scene news people are idiots with what they say to just fill in air time. It was disgraceful to the officers who gave their life.
RIP.
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11-04-2012, 07:08
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11-04-2012, 07:46
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5 or 6 rounds?
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11-04-2012, 08:16
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11-04-2012, 09:32
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11-04-2012, 10:15
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Prayers.
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11-04-2012, 10:16
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Blue skies and tailwinds, brothers.
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11-04-2012, 10:35
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Condolences to the family, friends, and coworkers. RIP
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11-04-2012, 11:07
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Police aviation is a dangerous job. Condolences to the families, the friends, and the coworkers.
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11-04-2012, 11:36
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The other night there was a loud argument in the hall outside my apartment while I was trying to sleep. I went out and told them they better leave or I was gonna use some Kung-Fu... THAT scared them off...
Plus I was totally nekkid and holding a gun.
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11-04-2012, 16:43
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11-04-2012, 18:14
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Very sad. Prayers for the officers, and their families.
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11-04-2012, 19:21
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Be at peace my Brothers.
Prayers to your family and loved ones.
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11-05-2012, 01:22
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Two officers killed, my sister's FTO was 40ft away from the crash. Sad. RIP
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11-05-2012, 06:32
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RIP to the Officers.
Although it's too early to speculate, I will opine that I seriously doubt that they were flying so low that they hit power lines as the media reported. Obviously they hit them at some point during the emergency, but it was not the initial cause of the event.
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Originally Posted by blueiron
:Police aviation is a dangerous job. .
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Not to diminish the situation, but police aviation is much safer than street patrol and ranks much lower than many other forms of aviation operations in terms of danger.
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11-05-2012, 14:32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by k9medic
Although it's too early to speculate, I will opine that I seriously doubt that they were flying so low that they hit power lines as the media reported. Obviously they hit them at some point during the emergency, but it was not the initial cause of the event.
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Several witnesses reported it sounded like it lost power, some reported it spinning on the way down. It sounds like the power lines could have been clipped as it crashed and were not the cause. We will have to wait and see.
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11-05-2012, 15:32
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The local news is reporting that the chopper was if 1960's vintage. That would make it about 45-50 years old. Is that old for a chopper?. Maybe M2 or one of the other chopper pilots can give some info.
Prayers for the families.
NN
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11-05-2012, 17:52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Never Nervous
The local news is reporting that the chopper was if 1960's vintage. That would make it about 45-50 years old. Is that old for a chopper?. Maybe M2 or one of the other chopper pilots can give some info.
Prayers for the families.
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You might be surprised how long an airframe can be kept in service.
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11-05-2012, 18:21
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RIP Brothers.
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