An Italian Army ICH-47F Chinook helicopter crashed in Bosnia and Herzegovina

This afternoon, the tragic news emerged of a fatal accident involving a CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter.

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The aircraft, an Italian Army ICH-47F, crashed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it was part of the European Union’s EUFOR Althea mission. The moment the helicopter went down can be seen in this video, posted by the Bosnian Twitter account @GOLDZEN3:

🇧🇦🇮🇹 The video shows the moment an Italian CH-47 Chinook crashed in BiH. This is the most serious accident linked to the EUFOR Althea mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2008 when a Macedonian helicopter crashed, resulting in the deaths of all 11 passengers and crew members. https://t.co/Bm2lXU0zN2 pic.twitter.com/DVjKvm7Us1

— GOLDZEN 🇧🇦 (@GOLDZEN3) October 29, 2026

The account @Osinttechnical has posted this video, which shows the accident from a closer perspective:

Footage of the moment an Italian Ch-47 Chinook crashed during an EUFOR training exercise in Gorice, Bosnia. pic.twitter.com/RBl5eUeWih

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) October 29, 2026

EUFOR has confirmed that the accident took place in the Gorice area, near the city of Brčko. As a result of the crash, four crew members have died and eleven have been injured.

The Italian Ministry of Defence has confirmed that those who died are two members of the Italian Army and two members of the Italian Red Cross (CRI) Voluntary Military Corps. The causes of the tragedy are currently under investigation.

The Bosnian media outlet Klix.ba has published these photos of the crashed helicopter, in which we can see that the ICH-47F has been completely destroyed.

The Italian Army Aviation originally received 40 ICH-47Cs in the 1970s—a version of the American CH-47C manufactured under license in Italy by Elicotteri Meridionali. In 2009, the Italian Army contracted for 16 more modern ICH-47Fs to renew its fleet of Chinooks. The ICH-47Fs are operated by the 11th Squadron Group "Ercole" of the 1st "Antares" Regiment, based in Viterbo—a military airfield located 107 km northwest of Rome.

My deepest condolences to the families and colleagues of those who perished. Grant them, O Lord, eternal rest. Let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.

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Photo: Esercito Italiano. A file photo of an Italian Army CH-47.