Accident Mil Mi-24V CH618,
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Date:Friday 17 December 1999
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MI24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mil Mi-24V
Owner/operator:Sri Lanka Air Force
Registration: CH618
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Elephant Pass -   Sri Lanka
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Jaffna-Palaly Airport (JAF/VCCJ)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down near Elephant pass, crashing into the lagoon.

Sources:

http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_336.shtml
AFM February 2000, p74/April 2000, p73

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jan-2012 13:46 harro Added
21-Oct-2018 16:42 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source]
27-Oct-2018 10:15 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]
27-Dec-2021 03:19 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
05-Jan-2022 12:58 Prometheus Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]

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