ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56053
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| Date: | Monday 19 May 2003 |
| Time: | 13:04 |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight |
| Owner/operator: | HMM-364 USMC |
| Registration: | 156424 |
| MSN: | 2494 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shatt al Hillah Canal -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into canal at Hillah during resupply mission. All 4 crew killed, plus one Marine drowned while attempting to rescue them.
Sources:
Scramble 303
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
http://www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com/mardeath11a.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2013 12:46 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2013 02:46 | krasatpi | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2013 03:00 | krasatpi | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Feb-2020 16:41 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Dec-2020 17:44 | TB | Updated [Time] |
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