The Pakistani Government, which took place the remains of what experts believed in a Blackhawk helicopter strongly changed since may raid, returned 2 "what is left of this" including a section of large tail to the authorities over the weekend Americansaid colonel Dave Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman. The helicopter takes place in an unknown location.
The helicopter made a hard landing after it clipped a wall during the mission to kill the bin Ladens and was abandoned by the seals, but not before that special operations team attempted to destroy with explosives. In the days after the raid, and other pieces of debris - including a mysterious-like fabric cover that fun to play with the option - children of the found the tail section were photographed being transported from the scene of the accident by tractor.
Aviation experts, has said the unusual configuration of the rear rotor, the curious hub - cap as housing around it and the General form of the bird are all indices, that the helicopter has been heavily modified not only be quiet, but also have small signature radar as possible.
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In the days after the raid, American officials asked for the helicopters to return, but Pakistani officials said that they were interested in studying it, and suggest that the Chinese were interested as well. A Pakistani official told ABC News earlier this month, "we could leave them [Chinese]"look of eye.""
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An official of the U.S. said then it did not know if the Pakistanis had offered a blow of eye to the Chinese, but said that it would be "shocked" If the Chinese had not already given access to the damaged aircraft. LAPAN did not say if there is evidence the Chinese had been allowed to see the pieces of the helicopter before it was returned to the United States.
Pakistani and Chinese Governments are known to have a close relationship. Last week, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani went to Beijing and has been warmly welcomed by the Chinese with a contract for the Chinese Government to provide Pakistan with 50 fighter aircraft.
The Ministry of defence has not commented officially on the nature of the aircraft and a senior Pentagon official told ABC News in the days after that raid, the Department "absolutely not" discuss.
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