ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73218
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 January 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale/DENEL SA 330H Puma |
| Owner/operator: | South African Air Force (SAAF) |
| Registration: | 168 |
| MSN: | 1456 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | -
 Angola
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit by a single AK-47 tracer round, causing a hydraulic pipe to rupture and cut away a rotor actuator rod. The helicopter flown by Capt John Allen Robinson lost control and struck the ground inverted.
Sources:
scramble.nl
saairforce.co.za
acig.org
southafricawargraves.org
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2010 04:52 | TB | Added |
| 28-Feb-2010 21:04 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2010 09:31 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2012 04:08 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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