World | Iraq 2 US Pilots Die in Iraq Chopper Crash 'Hard landing' north of Baghdad yesterday By Jane Yager Posted Nov 9, 2009 4:00 AM CST Copied An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter flying in to land at the101st Airborne Division helicopter pad in Mosul, Iraq, in this Aug. 31, 2003 file photo. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, Pvt. Daniel D Meacham, File) A chopper's "hard landing" in Salahuddin province north of Baghdad took the lives of two US pilots yesterday, bringing the total count of Americans killed in Iraq since the war began in March 2003 to at least 4,361. The military released no further details about the crash, but said the incident is under investigation. Read These Next JD Vance in hot water over birthday boating trip. Two state troopers were shot in Pennsylvania "Rock's forgotten genius" said no to Led Zeppelin. Kelly Clarkson's ex died a day after she disclosed he was ill. Report an error