Accident Aérospatiale SA 330L Puma AE-504,
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Date:Saturday 3 April 1982
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PUMA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale SA 330L Puma
Owner/operator:Aviación del Ejército Argentino
Registration: AE-504
MSN: 1551
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Grytviken, South Georgia -   Falkland Islands
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down by small arms while landing marines.

Sources:

scramble.nl
Flight International 29 January 1983

Images:


Photo (c) Steven Mills; 28 June 1989 at Grytviken, South Georgia

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Mar-2010 11:27 TB Added
03-Mar-2010 23:24 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Narrative]
15-Feb-2013 09:50 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
21-Apr-2013 15:03 harro Updated [[Source, Narrative]]
03-Mar-2016 18:07 Anon. Updated [Operator]
06-Mar-2017 18:05 TB Updated [Operator]

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