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| Date: | Wednesday 19 March 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-24P |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CH614 |
| MSN: | 3532431622549 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chalai, Mullaitivu -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jaffna-Palaly Airport (JAF/VCCJ) |
| Hingurakgoda Airport (HIM/VCCH) |
Shot down by an LTTE SA-7. The wreckage of the helicopter was retrieved from the sea by Sri Lanka Navy in May 2014.
Sources:
Scramble 216
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_336.shtml
http://www.hirunews.lk/84128/helicopter-debris-found-in-chalai-identified-as-mi-24-which-went-missing-1997
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2012 11:43 | harro | Added |
| 28-May-2014 06:15 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 10:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 13:19 | Prometheus | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jun-2024 10:19 | Prometheus | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
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