ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149166
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| Date: | Friday 14 September 2012 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B(R) Harrier |
| Owner/operator: | USMC |
| Registration: | 165422 |
| MSN: | 294 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Camp Bastion/ Camp Leatherneck -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Camp Bastion/ Camp Leatherneck |
| Camp Bastion/ Camp Leatherneck | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two Marines were killed and several more injured when Afghan militants armed with rocket propelled grenades and small arms breached the perimeter of the main U.S. Marine base in southern Afghanistan, following a rocket and mortar attack on the base that is shared with British forces.
Five aircraft were destroyed and three more damaged during an attack on Camp Bastion/Camp Leatherneck that also killed 16 Taliban, Friday 14 September 2012, an International Security Assistance Force's Joint Command spokesman told Fox News.
Other reports claim that six Harrier jets were destroyed in the Taliban attack.
Sources:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/15/deadly-attack-on-base-in-afghanistan-destroys-five-aircraft-damages-3.html#ixzz26hnpY4ZO
http://www.kwwl.com/story/19554090/attackers-in-afghanistan-wore-us-uniforms
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2012 00:32 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Sep-2012 00:43 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2013 13:07 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2024 18:25 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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