Incident Boeing Chinook HC2A (CH-47) ZA708,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168649
 
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Date:Tuesday 10 August 2010
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing Chinook HC2A (CH-47)
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: ZA708
MSN: M7018
Year of manufacture:1981
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Bahadur Patrol Base, Helmand -   Afghanistan
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Soldier fatally injured while on sentry duty when the helicopter came into contact with a sangar at Bahadur patrol base collapsing the roof.

Sources:

https://www.gov.uk/government/fatalities/rifleman-remand-kulung-dies-of-wounds-sustained-in-afghanistan
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/service-inquiry-investigating-the-accident-involving-chinook-za708-on-10-aug-10

Revision history:

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12-Aug-2014 17:44 Aerossurance Added

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