Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Pakistan Returns Secret U.S. Helicopter Wreckage

Part of the helicopter that had a malfunction and was destroyed during the raid in which Osama bin Laden was killed is seen near the compound. Aviation experts believe the chopper had stealth capabilities. (Reuters)

Pakistan Returns Secret U.S. Helicopter Wreckage -- ABC News

The wreckage of the secret stealth helicopter that was abandoned by U.S. Navy SEALs during the mission to kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan is back in U.S. government hands, a Pentagon official said today.

The Pakistani government, which has held on to the remains of what experts believed to a highly modified Blackhawk helicopter since the May 2 raid, returned "what's left of the whole thing" including a large tail section to U.S. officials over the weekend, said Col. Dave Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman. The helicopter is being held in an undisclosed location.

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More News On Pakistan Returning Secret U.S. Helicopter Wreckage

Pakistan returns helicopter used in Bin Laden operation -- BBC
Helicopter from bin Laden raid now back in US -- AP
Pakistan returns US helicopter from Osama bin Laden raid -- Times Of India/Reuters
Helicopter wreckage from bin Laden raid returned to US -- New York Post

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