US helicopter is shot down in Iraq (Wednesday, July 4, 2007) Two pilots were rescued with minor injuries after insurgents shot down a US military helicopter south of Baghdad, the military said in Iraq yesterday. The Kiowa Attack helicopter was brought down by ground fire on Monday. After an Apache helicopter rescued the two pilots, a US warplane dropped two 500lb, laser-guided bombs on the downed craft to destroy it, the military said in a statement. Source: Eastern Daily Press / posted by Flyboy