This is exclusiveoriginal video I obtained while operating out of Baghdad International Airportin November of 2003. This video was recordedby US Army helicopter pilots and begins moments after a DHL Airbus A300 wasstruck by an Iraqi insurgent Man-Portable Air-Defense System (MANPADS) afterdeparture from Baghdad International Airport (BIAP/BGW). The MANPADS in question is thoughtto be a "Strela" variant.The 27 minute video featuresaudio from the US Army Aviation Officers as well as communications between(BIAP/BGW) coalition air traffic control (ATC) and the pilot of the strickenaircraft, Captain Éric Gennotte.Throughout the video, theCaptain of the A300 stays surprisingly calm during his communications with ATC althoughsome stress is evident in his voice. Thehelicopter pilots narrate the events unfolding and even provide a bit of comicrelief (starting around the 23:30 mark) after no apparent loss of life in theincident.On my most recent flight outof Baghdad International Airport (January 2008), the damaged A300 still sat amongother derelict aircraft beside the runway…the barely visible DHL markings crudelypainted over with white paint.The second video wascaptured by Paris Match reporter Claudine Vernier-Palliez who accompanied anIraqi Fedayeen commando unit on their strike mission against the DHL aircraft.*The entire video is worththe watch, but you can fast forward to 22 minutes for the crash.