Ramacci (Catania) - "Fire on board '. That 's the pilot's last communication before groped desperately ditching in a reservoir used for the' irrigation in rural areas in the plain of Catania. Failed attempts. The pilot and three crew members died in the fire of 'helicopter on which they traveled. They are American soldiers, two officers and two noncommissioned officers of which has not been disclosed 's identity, serving at the NATO base in Sigonella. And from the base a few kilometers from Catania 's helicopter, better known as an MH53 Black Stallion, was off at 17 for a mission on which the time is maintained as confidential . Ten minutes later, the 'impact on the ground. Before the pilot tried the 'luck of landing inside the reservoir Ramacca campaigns, the' helicopter would begin to leave behind a trail of white smoke. A recount was a farmer who was not far from the place of 'accident and a passing motorist along Highway Catania-Enna. White smoke that could suggest an 'engine failure: "Soon after - witnesses said - the' helicopter began to lose altitude." A few meters from the ground, the plume has become black el 'helicopter crashed not far from' invaded. There followed a fire that left no escape for the crew. But what carrying the 'MH53? Maximum reserve by the military authorities to Sigonella and a flurry of denials all the rumors leaked after the 'accident. Rumors fueled by the presence among the rescuers of a control unit for the 'chemical and bacteriological pollution. The Black Stallion Sea Dragon (squadrons of the sea) generally operate to support the units of the same fleet. And this could be the mission of 'helicopter crashed yesterday, perhaps for transporting fuel to ships in service in the Mediterranean
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