ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73203
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| Date: | Thursday 6 September 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale/DENEL SA 330H Puma |
| Owner/operator: | South African Air Force (SAAF) |
| Registration: | 164 |
| MSN: | 1445 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mapai -
 Mozambique
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit by RPG-7 while flying for the RhAF during Operation Uric.
Sources:
1. Scramble
2. http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/history/saaf/attrition-summaries/56
3. http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1175039
4. http://www.ourstory.com/thread.html?t=370994&comments=1
5. http://www.southafricawargraves.org/lists/saborder_u_v.htm
6. http://www.justdone.co.za/roh/main.php?page=View_Person&PersonNumber=1577
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2010 00:27 | TB | Added |
| 28-Feb-2010 04:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-Feb-2010 21:04 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2010 21:05 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2010 11:06 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2012 04:11 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2016 17:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2017 13:04 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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