ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146179
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Date: | Sunday 21 July 1985 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing/EMI CH-47C Chinook |
Owner/operator: | Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation (IRIAA) |
Registration: | 5-4089 |
MSN: | P043 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Al Taji Airfield -
Iraq
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Iran |
Destination airport: | Al Taji Airfield, Iraq |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:On 21 July 1985, Iranian pilot Mehdi Babaie and two airmen flew their US-made Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter serial 5-4089 to Iraq. Destroyed during war. Date unknown, but wreckage was discovered by US Forces on 4/7/2003 at Al Taji Airfield, Iraq
Sources:
http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/history/aircraft/iran/iraq/5-4089.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cold_War_pilot_defections#Iran Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Jun-2012 09:48 |
TB |
Added |
30-Dec-2012 12:25 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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