THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, April 16, 1996 TAG: 9604160361
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A4 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: FORT BLISS, TEXAS LENGTH: Short : 22 lines
Two Army helicopters on a night training mission crashed at Fort Bliss, killing three crew members and slightly injuring a fourth.
It was not immediately clear whether the two-person OH-58 Kiowa helicopters collided before going down Sunday night. in the New Mexico desert.
All four victims were paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. Their names were withheld pending notification of their families.
KEYWORDS: ACCIDENT HELICOPTER ACCIDENT MILITARY FATALITIES by CNB