ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65051
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| Date: | Sunday 11 February 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Gazelle AH1 |
| Owner/operator: | British Army Air Corps (AAC) |
| Registration: | ZB687 |
| MSN: | 1998 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Derry Gorry, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aldergrove (BFS/EGAA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit by small arms fire while on border patrol. Broke up in heavy forced landing.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1990.htm
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/fears-of-new-ira-atrocity-after-attack-on-helicopter-1.590716
https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/12/world/copter-forced-down-in-ulster.html#prof
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2011 10:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2012 03:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 18-Mar-2013 16:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2013 16:52 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Mar-2013 16:53 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Mar-2013 16:54 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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