ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347797
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| Date: | Friday 10 November 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SE off Cyprus -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A US special operations helicopter crashed in the eastern Mediterranean Sea during mid-air refueling. The aircraft was conducting training operations at the time.
All five crew members perished in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.eucom.mil/article/42556/statement-us-military-aircraft-mishap-in-eastern-mediterranean
https://www.eucom.mil/article/42557/statement-five-servicemembers-killed-in-us-military-aircraft-mishap-in-mediterranean
https://twitter.com/KToropin/status/1723758912573186181
https://twitter.com/DanLamothe/status/1723797430779498705
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/11/12/military-helicopter-crash-mediterranean-5-killed/
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2023 23:52 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 12-Nov-2023 07:43 | harro | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2023 07:44 | harro | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2023 16:36 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2023 17:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 12-Nov-2023 20:51 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2023 20:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2023 21:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2023 20:06 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
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