ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18989
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 August 1970 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 318C Alouette II |
| Owner/operator: | Samuelson Aviation |
| Registration: | G-AWEE |
| MSN: | 1971 (C599) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wicklow Head, Co Wicklow -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
SE.5A replica EI-ARB collided in mid-air with camera helicopter Alouette during the filming of "Zeppelin" and fell into Irish Sea. The Irish Air Corp pilot Jim Liddy of the SE.5A and all on board the Alouette, pilot Gilbert Chomat "Gilly", camera man Skeets Kelly and director Burch Williams were killed.
Sources:
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?87364-Caudron-Luciole-G-ATIP
Hamburger Abendblatt 19.8.1970, p38
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Oct-2009 00:15 | Alain | Updated |
| 14-Jul-2012 20:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2013 12:30 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2022 07:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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