ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149398
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| Date: | Monday 1 October 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-47D Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | 87-00073 |
| MSN: | M3192 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arghandab, Zabul province in southern Afghanistan -
 Afghanistan
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Taliban have claimed credit for the downing of a NATO helicopter but international forces denied the allegation.
The NATO Boeing CH-47D Chinook twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift military transport helicopter crashed Monday 1 October 2012 in Zabul province in southern Afghanistan. Flightfax (November 2012) reported that whilst make a 3rd landing attempt at an FOB in severe dust the forward rotor struck a Mk19 40mm grenade launcher on a base security tower. The tower suffered significant damage
The Taliban stated that, in addition to downing the helicopter, all aboard were killed.
International Security Assistance Force spokesman U.S. Army Maj. Adam Wojack confirmed that a Chinook helicopter crash-landed in southern Afghanistan.
However, he disputed the Taliban claim by saying, "While we can confirm an ISAF helicopter made a forced landing in Arghandab (Monday), the incident was not the result of enemy action or fire," adding that the incident caused no ISAF or Afghan casualties.
Sources:
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/10/03/ISAF-denies-Taliban-downed-helicopter/UPI-24841349273281/
Scramble 419 . Air Forces Monthly (October 2012)
http://chinook-helicopter.com/history/Nick_Van_Valkenburgh/Chinook_Legacy_January_2014.pdf (Appendix A-15 page 130)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2012 11:58 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Apr-2014 17:26 | harro | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 07-Mar-2020 07:10 | StokieSteve | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2020 07:20 | StokieSteve | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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