ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87327
Last updated: 29 July 2019
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| Date: | 22-JAN-1996 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17 (Mi-8M) |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CH587 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 39 / Occupants: 39 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | off Point Pedro -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Palali |
| Vettilaikerni |
Shot down by LTTE, plummeting into the Indian Ocean.
Sources:
Military Aviation Disasters, by David Gero, p165
http://web.archive.org/web/20121123090555/http://www.scramble.nl:80/milbase.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2011 16:48 | krasatpi | Added |
| 19-Feb-2011 15:42 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2011 16:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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