ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2657
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| Date: | Saturday 23 February 2008 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Bell AH-1W Cobra |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Kara Kuvvetleri (TKK) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Chamsku (Khurdistan) -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Kurdish PKK guerrillas said on Sunday they had shot down a Turkish Cobra attack helicopter during clashes with Turkish forces in northern Iraq.
"At 6 pm (10 am EST) yesterday, our fighters shot down a Cobra helicopter," Ahmed Danees, head of foreign relations for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), told Reuters by telephone.
He gave no details of casualties but said more information would be released later. The incident had occurred during fighting in the remote Chamsku area close to the border, Danees said.
Pilot died. Serial noted as 10608.
Sources:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2008-02/24/content_6479762.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 02:11 | Fusko | Added |
| 13-Dec-2014 19:30 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2018 18:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Nov-2018 18:39 | TB | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2018 18:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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