ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73420
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| Date: | Sunday 30 August 2009 |
| Time: | 05:19 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing Chinook HC2 (CH-47D) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | ZA673 |
| MSN: | MA004/M7017 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 mi E of Sangin, Helmand Province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Damaged in hard landing in hostile area. Destroyed by explosives to prevent capure by Taliban.
Sources:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/6114959/British-Chinook-helicopter-destroyed-in-Afghanistan-following-crash.html
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2009.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2010 10:08 | TB | Added |
| 30-Mar-2010 23:43 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2010 11:34 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2011 11:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2011 23:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2012 06:50 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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