ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183125
Last updated: 21 January 2021
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| Date: | 05-JAN-2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Sepon area, Marja district, Helmand province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A helicopter was hit by mortar fire while it was on the ground during joint American-Afghan special operations mission to recover personnel after an earlier combat incident.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://pakistanheadlines.com/2016/01/05/one-u-s-service-member-killed-two-wounded-in-afghanistan/]
http://mindanaoexaminer.com/us-troops-embroiled-in-firefight-after-helicopter-crash-in-afghanistan-fox-news/
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/01/06/us-troops-embroiled-in-firefight-after-helicopter-crash-in-afghanistan.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2016 18:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Jan-2016 09:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Damage] |
| 06-Jan-2016 09:05 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Jan-2016 13:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2016 09:52 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator] |
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