Dec 4 (Reuters) - One Marine was killed and three servicemen were missing after a U.S. helicopter with 16 people on board made an emergency landing in water in western Iraq on Sunday, the U.S. military said on Monday.

Following is a list of some of the incidents involving U.S. helicopters in Iraq since 2005, when 30 U.S. Marines were killed.

Jan. 26, 2005 - A U.S. CH53E transport helicopter crashes close to the Jordanian border in Anbar province, western Iraq, killing 30 Marines and one sailor.

-- April 28 - Iraqi insurgents shoot down a Bulgarian Russian-built Mi-8 commercial helicopter with 11 people on board, including six Americans. The sole survivor, a Bulgarian crew member, is captured.

-- Nov. 2 - A Super Cobra helicopter is shot down, killing the two Marine crewmen. Al Qaeda claim responsibility the next day.

Jan. 8, 2006 - A UH-60 Black Hawk crashes near Mosul killing all 12 aboard which included eight service personnel and four civilians.

-- Jan. 13 - Insurgents shoot down a U.S. military helicopter near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing its two pilots.

-- Jan. 16 - Both crew members are killed when their Apache attack helicopter comes down in swampland near Taji, north of Baghdad -- apparently brought down by a missile.

-- April 1 - Two pilots are killed after their AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter went down due to possible hostile fire west of Yusifiya 15 km (9 miles) south of Baghdad.

-- May 14 - A U.S. helicopter is shot down during clashes near Yusifiya. Two soldiers are killed.

-- Aug 8 - A U.S. Marine helicopter carrying a crew of six crashes in Anbar, west of Baghdad. Two crew are missing.

-- Dec 4 - A twin-rotor Sea Knight carrying 16 people makes emergency landing on water in western Iraq, U.S. military says. One Marine is killed and three servicemen are missing.

NOTES: Further details of U.S. military helicopters:

Apache - Two crew; missile-firing main attack helicopter.

Black Hawk - At least three crew; frontline helicopter, carries 11 combat troops into action; also medical evacuation.

Chinook - Two crew; can carry up to 55 passengers or cargo; twin-engine, tandem-rotor, heavy-lift transport helicopter.

Kiowa - Two crew; armed reconnaissance helicopter.

Super Stallion - A Sikorsky CH53E Super Stallion is a three-engine, heavy-lift helicopter and has a crew of three and can carry up to 55 troops.

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