They took off, and approximately 300m from the PZ were hit by an RPG and exploded. They crashed into the trees and a secondary explosion was seen moments later. The gun crews attempted to get into the area to see if there were any survivors, but due to intense groundfire, nobody could get in to the area. After searching the area as long as they could, CW4 Lake said he made the hardest decision of his life - and ordered the flight to break station and RTB, as any further searching would have resulted in losing more aircraft and people. All material contained on this web site is copyright protected.
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