ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148112
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| Date: | Thursday 30 August 2012 |
| Time: | 02:15 LT |
| Type: | Bell UH-1Y Venom |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 168038 |
| MSN: | 55130/Y42 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Helmand province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two Australian servicemen killed when a USMC helicopter crashed in darkness as it was landing and rolled over.
Sources:
https://www.emirates247.com/news/region/helicopter-crash-in-afghanistan-kills-2-nato-troops-2012-08-30-1.473442
https://au.news.yahoo.com/bloody-day-as-nation-mourns-diggers-14714356.html
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/five-diggers-killed-in-afghanistan/story-e6freuy9-1226461361705
https://news.defence.gov.au/2012/08/30/two-australian-commandos-killed-in-helmand-helicopter-crash
http://www.public.navy.mil/navsafecen/Documents/statistics/AvSummaries.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2012 13:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Aug-2012 13:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2012 13:49 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2012 04:11 | bp | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Sep-2012 09:38 | krasatpi | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2012 09:39 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 05-Sep-2012 11:16 | khairulin | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2012 21:57 | krasatpi | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator] |
| 09-Apr-2013 09:52 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2013 09:56 | TB | Updated [Cn] |
| 25-Sep-2016 14:46 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2017 17:36 | rvargast17 | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
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