ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15203
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| Date: | Monday 3 March 2008 |
| Time: | 11:40 UTC |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17 (Mi-8M) |
| Owner/operator: | Iraqi Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near a village W of Baiji (northern Iraq) -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tall Afar |
| Baghdad | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two Mi-17 transport helicopters were ferrying troops from the northern city of Tall Afar to Baghdad when they encountered bad weather south of Bayji. One aircraft was able to avoid the storm, but the other crashed.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq5mar05,1,1135146.story]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2008 09:25 | Bleiente | Added |
| 04-Mar-2008 22:06 | Fusko | Updated |
| 06-Mar-2008 23:15 | anon | Updated |
| 01-Mar-2011 15:46 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source] |
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