Mid-air collision Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo 2..,
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Date:Tuesday 7 July 1987
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC5 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo
Owner/operator:The 82 (Kenyan) Air Force
Registration: 2..
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mitunguu, Meru -   Kenya
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Mitunguu airfield
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mid-air collision between French Air Force Mirage F.1C from EC30 and two Kenya Air Force Buffaloes just after take-off.

Sources:

Flight International 14 May 1988, p42
Flight International 28 November 1987, p67
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Feb-2013 13:18 TB Added
17-Feb-2013 09:38 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Feb-2017 15:41 TB Updated [Source]
21-Feb-2017 15:46 TB Updated [Source]
30-Aug-2020 18:05 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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