ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150983
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 April 1966 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Iraqi Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 1... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Al Nashwa -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | al-Qurna (Khorna) |
| Basra | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in sandstorm. President of Iraq Colonel Abd-al-Salam Mohammad Arif (45), Minister of Interior Major General Abd-al-Latif al-Darraji, Minister of Industry Mustafa Abdullah, Governor of Basrah province and secretary-general of presidential palace stuff and the crew died. Helicopter took off from political rally in a stadium at Qurna just after dusk back to Basra in a convoy with two other helicopters. Entering a sandstorm 20 minutes later, two helicopters returning to Qurna. The helicopter with Arif disappeared in the sandstorm and found crashed and burned on the east banks of Shatt al-Arab at Al Nashwa nex morning.
Sources:
https://arabic-media.com/Iq_rulers.htm
http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/iraq/irq.html
Watertown Daily Times 14 April 1966, p1+9
St. Petersburg Times 14 April 1966, p1+2A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2012 05:18 | TB | Added |
| 05-Dec-2012 04:25 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Destination airport, Source] |
| 05-Dec-2012 04:33 | TB | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2014 18:42 | TB | Updated [Date, Source] |
| 18-Apr-2015 12:46 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 18-Jun-2015 20:44 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 19-Jun-2015 20:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2022 17:37 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2022 17:41 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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