Date: | Wednesday 29 April 2020 |
Time: | 20:15 LT |
Type: | Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone (S-92) |
Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
Registration: | 148822 |
MSN: | 925022 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Ionian Sea, about 85km from the Island of Cephalonia - Greece |
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | HMCS Fredericton |
HMCS Fredericton | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
🇨🇦HALIFAX - The software issue identified as a cause of last year’s naval CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crash off Greece that killed six Canadian crew members needs to be fixed without delay, say experts....https://t.co/keofzxKjzC via @torontostar
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) July 27, 2021
⚠️ BREAKING NEWS ⚠️
— ItaMilRadar (@ItaMilRadar) April 29, 2020
Greek medias report that an RCAF Sikorsky CH-148 crashed, an hour ago, into the Ionian Sea west of the island of Cephalonia (in the Italian FIR).
Two frigates (Italian Navy and a Turkish Navy) are moving to the area.
No news about the fate of the crew. pic.twitter.com/iWWns1AiCQ
#Cyclone #helicopter crashed within 2 miles of HMCS Fredericton, according to media brief. Investigation team will arrive at ship late this evening or early tomorrow. Sadly, the 5 missing crew members are now presumed dead.
— Skies Magazine (@SkiesMag) May 1, 2020
Today our CAF/USN team departed Souda Bay, Greece, onboard EDT Hercules. It is planned that within two days they will arrive at the site, approx 220 nautical miles east of Catania, Sicily, and begin the search & recovery of Stalker 22 and our fallen. pic.twitter.com/bRFhimNICA
— Canadian Armed Forces Operations (@CFOperations) May 25, 2020
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29-Apr-2020 20:00 | gerard57 | Added |
29-Apr-2020 20:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
29-Apr-2020 20:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
29-Apr-2020 20:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
29-Apr-2020 20:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
29-Apr-2020 21:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
29-Apr-2020 21:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Narrative] |
29-Apr-2020 22:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
29-Apr-2020 22:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
30-Apr-2020 05:46 | harro | Updated [Departure airport] |
30-Apr-2020 06:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
30-Apr-2020 07:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
30-Apr-2020 14:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
30-Apr-2020 14:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
30-Apr-2020 15:31 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
01-May-2020 12:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
01-May-2020 18:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
01-May-2020 18:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
01-May-2020 19:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
02-May-2020 07:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
13-May-2020 17:14 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
19-May-2020 19:25 | Aerossurance | Updated [Country, Source, Narrative] |
19-May-2020 19:25 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
20-May-2020 07:29 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
20-May-2020 18:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
25-May-2020 16:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
25-May-2020 16:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
28-May-2020 07:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
03-Jun-2020 18:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
27-Oct-2020 07:19 | rvargast17 | Updated [Country] |
27-Jul-2021 10:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |