ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137858
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| Date: | Saturday 6 August 2011 |
| Time: | 3 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-47D Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | US Army Reserve/National Guard |
| Registration: | 84-24175 |
| MSN: | M3079 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 38 / Occupants: 38 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tangi valley, Wardak province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Thirty-one U.S. special forces troops and seven Afghan soldiers died when their helicopter was shot down during an overnight operation against Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. The helicopter was taking the personnel back to their base after an operation.
Sources:
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/06/7281148-taliban-shoots-down-us-helicopter-killing-dozens-of-us-soldiers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14430735
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/helicopter-crashes-in-eastern-afghanistan-recovery-underway.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/world/asia/07afghanistan.html?_r=1&hp
http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/panorama/nato-helikopter_im_osten_afghanistans_abgestuerzt_1.11798731.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2011 04:06 | krasatpi | Added |
| 06-Aug-2011 04:11 | krasatpi | Updated [Location, Nature, Source] |
| 06-Aug-2011 07:53 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Aug-2011 09:23 | krasatpi | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2011 03:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 07-Aug-2011 22:08 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 10-Aug-2011 01:53 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants] |
| 10-Dec-2012 03:42 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 20-Feb-2013 08:47 | nickvv | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
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