MAY 6, 2009 – Two Marines were killed in a helicopter crash last night in East County. The unidentified pilots were training for an upcoming deployment when their Super Cobra military attack helicopter crashed near Kitchen Creek Road and Interstate 8. The aircraft was carrying life ordnance and caused a one-acre brush fire that was quickly extinguished. The victims were part of the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 and it is believed that the flight departed from La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility. The Department of Defense is investigating the crash.
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