Developing: Italian CH-47F Chinook Crashes in Bosnia

Published on: October 29, 2026 at 7:18 PM CET
A file photo of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter of the Italian Army. (Image credit: Italian Army)

An Italian Army CH-47F Chinook assigned to the EUFOR Althea mission crashed near Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, leaving four people dead and 11 injured.

A  CH-47F Chinook helicopter of the Italian Army has crashed in Bosnia in the afternoon of Oct. 29, 2026. The helicopter, assigned to the EUFOR Althea mission, came down near Gorice, in the Brčko District.

The emergency services were quickly dispatched to the area and are currently on scene.

The Italian Ministry of Defense, confirming the crash, initially said “it is not possible to provide further statements, pending more precise information, especially regarding the health status of the personnel.”

The Ministry of Defense later announced in a statement that four soldiers died in the accident: two members of the Italian Army, Sergeant Simone Ruggia and Sergeant Claudio Marchesi, and two members of the Italian Red Cross Volunteer Military Corps, Lieutenant Franco Adriano Zecchillo and Sergeant Laura Procacci. A total of 15 people were on board the aircraft. Eleven injured people are receiving the necessary treatment and, at this time, none of them are in danger.

The causes of the mishap are currently not known. An unverified video shows a Chinook spinning out of control before crashing.

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Photos from the scene, also relayed by Italian media, show the destroyed helicopter laying on its side. Italian military personnel can also be observed on scene, working around the wreckage.

This is a developing news, it will be updated when new information becomes available.

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Stefano D'Urso is the Deputy Editor at The Aviationist, based in Lecce, Italy. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering. His areas of expertise include emerging aerospace and defense technologies, electronic warfare, unmanned and autonomous systems, loitering munitions, and the application of OSINT techniques to the analysis of military operations and contemporary conflicts.
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