The Perfect Soldier: Special Operations, Commandos, and the Future of Us Warfare by James F. Dunnigan |
Dirty Little Secrets
Low, Slow And Dangerous
While the U.S. Air Force had its safest flying year ever in 2009, army aviation took heavy losses, even though aviation accidents and fatalities are being reduced. Last year, there were ten aviation related deaths. That was higher this year, but nothing like what it was in 2003 (83 deaths) and 2005 (85 dead). The army, unlike the air force, has far more aircraft actually in combat. Air force warplanes tend to stay at high (out of range of ground fire) altitudes. The army helicopters are down near the ground, where they can get shot at, and are more likely to run into obstacles and crash.
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