Accident Bell 212 CH539,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59595
 
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Date:Monday 22 October 2007
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B212 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 212
Owner/operator:Sri Lanka Air Force
Registration: CH539
MSN: 31282
Year of manufacture:1984
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Doramadalawa, near Anuradhapura Airport -   Sri Lanka
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Vavuniya
Destination airport:Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ/VCCA)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed while en route to the Anuradhapura AB which was under attack by Tamil Tigers. It was probably shot down.

Sources:

Scramble 343

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Apr-2009 11:27 harro Added
04-Jun-2014 18:22 TB Updated [Operator, Source]
26-Dec-2021 10:05 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
05-Jan-2022 08:41 Prometheus Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative]

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