ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351245
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| Date: | Monday 29 January 2024 |
| Time: | c. 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 365N2 Dauphin II |
| Owner/operator: | Myanmar Air Force |
| Registration: | 690. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thingannyinaung, near Myawaddy, Karen -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Eurocopter AS 365N2 Dauphin II, operated by 523 Squadron, was transporting a VIP of the local Junta before being shot at by the Karen resistance in the area leading it to crash near the eastern Thingannyinaung town near Myawaddy, Karen, on the Thai border.
The leading theory for the crash is that the pilot was killed by sniper fire and lost control.
Five of the six occupants perished and the helicopter was written off.
Sources:
https://www.barrons.com/news/sniper-shoots-dead-myanmar-brigadier-general-in-helicopter-6e829146
https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-kachin-helicopter-military-76c853b0801b042667418cf4f151c4e3
https://www.reddit.com/r/Myanmarcombatfootage/comments/1adrwya/myanmar_air_force_vip_transport_eurocoptor/
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/karen-helicopter-01302024062219.html
Location
Media:
Myanmar air force VIP transport Eurocoptor crashed in Karen state
byu/SomeTemperature9146 inMyanmarcombatfootage
The five soldiers including Brigadier General Aye Min Naung, the commander of Brigade 44 were killed in the crash of a terrorist military council helicopter which went to https://t.co/3kaS3HivUW.Ya 355 in Thingannyinaung near #Myawaddy Town, #Karen State on Jan.29.#2024Jan29Coup pic.twitter.com/e9frElANtq
— Ye Soe (@YeSoe91920267) January 29, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2024 14:36 | Sir olf | Added |
| 29-Jan-2024 14:38 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Embed code] |
| 29-Jan-2024 14:39 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Category] |
| 29-Jan-2024 17:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2024 19:51 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Country, Embed code] |
| 30-Jan-2024 11:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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