ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77360
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 December 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes AH-6G Little Bird |
| Owner/operator: | 160th SOAR, US Army |
| Registration: | 84-24678 |
| MSN: | 0125E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | La Comandancia, Colon, Panama Canal -
 Panama
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During the firefight at the Comandancia (HQ of the Panama Defense Forces), the Panama Defese Forces downed two special operations helicopters and forced one AH-6 Little Bird to crash-land in the Panama Canal. Aircraft crashed as a result of a firefight during Operation Just Cause. Aircraft was in a flight of 4 AH-6 and 9 MH-60 on a pre-H Hour mission on a beach house located on the coast of Colon. Both crew - 1LT John W. Hunter and CW2 Wilson B. Owens - were KIA.
Sources:
1. http://armyaircrews.com/cayuse.html#vietnam70-73
2. http://www.operationjustcause.us/casualties.html
3. Cole, Ronald H. "Operation Just Cause: Panama" Joint History Office, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Panama
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 June 1988 | 84-24681 | 160th SOAR, US Army |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 27-Feb-2015 22:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2023 04:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]] |
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