ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76817
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 August 1985 |
| Time: | c. noon |
| Type: |  Bell EAH-1S Cobra |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 78-23091 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 miles West of Cairo, Egypt -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
As part of Operation Bright Star Pilot, CW2 Michael L. Brown, was giving a demo flight to an Egyptian pilot (who was injured). CW2 Brown was the only fatality during the 1985 Exercise.
Sources:
Scramble, Army Air Crews AH-1. US ARMY Medic Privet E-2 Frank Jones
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 20-Sep-2016 18:19 | Rodger Asai | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2018 09:30 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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