ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56017
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| Date: | Friday 17 February 2006 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 161998 |
| MSN: | 65-475 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Aden, Ras Siyyan -
 Djibouti
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Djibouti |
| Djibouti | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
CH-53E BuNo 161998 (HMH-464) collided with another CH-53E (BuNo 162495) and crashed into Gulf of Aden Feb 17, 2006
The Department of Defense announced today the death of eight Marines and two airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. All 10 died February 17, 2006, when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. The Marines and airmen were deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
Sources:
Scramble 340
Air Forces Monthly
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/bdwillard.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2012 21:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2013 09:35 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 19-Feb-2013 10:55 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2017 14:04 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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