Incident Sikorsky UH-60L Halcon FAC0007,
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Date:Friday 25 June 2021
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky UH-60L Halcon
Owner/operator:Colombian Air Force
Registration: FAC0007
MSN: 70-1430
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:near Catatumbo -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Sikorsky UH-60L Halcon helicopter, tail number FAC0007, belonging to the Colombian Air Force (operated by Grupo de Vuelos Especiales 82/Escuadrón de Transporte Especial 821), and in which Colombian President Ivan Duque was traveling after his trip to the Catatumbo region in the northeast of the country, was fired upon.


Sources:

https://www.eltiempo.com/politica/gobierno/como-se-vivio-el-atentado-a-duque-en-el-helicoptero-598889
Photos and video:
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/kolombiya-devlet-baskaninin-icinde-bulundugu-helikoptere-ates-acildi/

Images:


Photo: Jaime Escobar, Ibague Perales Airport on 29 June 2013

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jun-2021 13:29 Goklerdeyiz.net Added
26-Jun-2021 13:30 harro Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Photo]
26-Jun-2021 16:18 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative]

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