ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1636
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 February 2008 |
| Time: | 14:26 |
| Type: |  Bell 412EP |
| Owner/operator: | Pakistan Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 786-201 |
| MSN: | 36327 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tanai, Waziristan -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Pakistan Army helicopter crashed Wednesday in the country's tribal region, killing a senior general and seven members of his staff -- including two other generals. The chopper crashed in South Waziristan, where the Pakistani military is battling al Qaeda and Taliban militants. The cause of the crash, however, is not believed to have been caused by hostile fire, the spokesman said.rnrnAmong the dead, Maj. Gen. Javid Sultan was the top commander in the garrison city of Kohat in Pakistan's northwest frontier province near the Afghanistan border, the military said. rnOthers killed in the crash include two brigadiers -- which are equivalent to the rank of brigadier general -- and a lieutenant colonel. No other names have been released.rnrn
Sources:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/06/pakistan.chopper/index.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2008 21:05 | Fusko | Added |
| 20-Oct-2008 00:32 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 02-May-2011 17:46 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2018 16:14 | Anon. | Updated [Country] |
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