Despite prolonged, strong appeals by aviation and pilot
organizations, the US Navy formally changed the temporary flight
restriction located over the US Naval Submarine Base in Bangor,
Washington, into a permanent Prohibited Area, ironically coded
"P-51."
An armed OH-58 Kiowa recon helicopter was shot down, late
Thursday, about 60 km North of Baghdad, near the city of Buhriz...
known to be a former stronghold for Saddam Hussein. Another Kiowa
was also hit but landed safely at a nearby airfield.
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