ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56442
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 May 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-47D Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army B Co/3-82nd AVN |
| Registration: | 86-01644 |
| MSN: | M3149 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sangin valley -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Chinook, call sign Flipper 75, was traveling at approx. 70-80 Knots, 200-250ft AGL on an easterly heading when it was hit from the rear by a surface-to-air-missile. The missile struck the Chinook in the left engine. The impact of the missile projected the aft end of the aircraft up as it burst into flames followed immediately by a nose dive into the crash site with no survivors.
Sources:
Scramble 338
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/afghanistan/warlogs/2A34FD1C-F601-40C8-8483-C8A6A64F818D
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2010 10:04 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities] |
| 04-Apr-2010 11:21 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2010 03:56 | harro | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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