ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351570
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| Date: | Friday 14 September 2012 |
| Time: | c. 22:00L |
| Type: |  Westland Sea King HC4 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (ISAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Camp Bastion Airfield -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
15 heavily-armed Taliban insurgents dressed in US Army uniforms breached the eastern perimeter of the BLS Complex undetected, split into three teams of five men each, and commenced a coordinated attack on the Camp Bastion airfield. US and coalition personnel present on the airfield responded immediately, and the US and UK Quick Reaction Forces (QRF) made contact with the enemy shortly thereafter, beginning an engagement lasting into the early hours of 15 September 2012. The resulting friendly casualties and damage included two US personnel killed in action (KIA), eight US personnel wounded in action (WIA), eight UK personnel WIA, one civilian contractor WIA, six AV-8B Harriers destroyed, two AV-8B Harriers severely damaged, one C-12 damaged, three MV-22B minor damaged, one C-130E severely damaged, one UK SKASaC (Sea King) minor damaged, two UK Jackal vehicles significantly
damaged, three fuel bladders destroyed, five sun shades destroyed, one sun shade with structural and fire damage, three sun shades with fabric damage, extensive concrete damage, and damage to the VMA-211 hangar/maintenance facility.
Sources:
https://www.hqmc.marines.mil/Portals/142/Docs/USCENTCOM%20Bastion%20Attack%20Investigation%20Executive%20Summary.pdf
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2012_raid_on_Camp_Bastion
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2024 18:26 | nhofmann54 | Added |
| 08-Feb-2024 18:37 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Narrative] |
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