ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56458
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Date: | Sunday 2 November 2003 |
Time: | 08:00 LT |
Type: | Boeing CH-47D Chinook |
Owner/operator: | US Army / F Co/1-106th AVN |
Registration: | 91-00230 |
MSN: | M3379 |
Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 43 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 10 km south of Fallujah -
Iraq
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Shot down by SA-7. Both pilots were killed in the attack. One crew member sustained severe injuries and later died. One crew member survived. 13 passengers were killed in the attack. 26 passengers sustained injuries.
The aircraft was transporting soldiers to Baghdad International Airport for the start of their trips back in the United States.
Sources:
Scramble 297
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/11/02/sprj.irq.int.main/index.html http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=5756 http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/history/aircraft/D_Models/91-00230/91-00230.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Mar-2010 12:28 |
TB |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
04-Apr-2013 07:11 |
krasatpi |
Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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