A young Marine AH-1W pilot lost his life after his helicopter crashed while taking off in a remote base in Afghanistan on Sept. 28.
A landing pad had come loose in the rotor wash and the right skid was caught by the pad while taking off. This sent the helicopter crashing down nose first and the front seat pilot suffered severe head injuries.
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