ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155588
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 April 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | helicopters (50x) |
| Owner/operator: | ISAF / USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kandahar Airport (KDH) -
 Afghanistan
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kandahar Airfield |
| Kandahar Airfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
As many as 50 U.S. and Coalition military helicopters were badly damaged in a hailstorm at Kandahar Airfield on 23 April 2013.
Amongst the US Army 3rd CAB helicopter fleet 90% of damaged a/c were reportedly repaired and fully mission-capable (FMC) within 3 weeks.
Amongst the 3rd CAB CH-47Ds that required repair were 87-0079 (c/n M3198) and 93-00930 (c/n M3457) both of B Co / 2-238th Avn, SC ArNG both of which were later sold to the civilian market (when offered for sale on the GSA auctions website aircraft historical service records are made available for review by potential bidders)
Sources:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/25/exclusive-up-to-50-us-helos-in-afghanistan-badly-damaged-in-hail-storm.html
https://www.khaama.com/hailstorm-damage-50-nato-helicopters-in-southern-afghanistan-2359/
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/109276/3rd-cab-weathers-hail-storm
http://chinook-helicopter.com/history/Nick_Van_Valkenburgh/Chinook_Legacy_January_2014.pdf
(Appendix A-17 p132)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2013 01:13 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Apr-2013 04:35 | krasatpi | Updated [Source] |
| 07-Mar-2020 18:23 | StokieSteve | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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