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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-24V |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CH620 |
| MSN: | 3532421319159 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kachchankulam, Vavuniya -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ/VCCA) |
| Vavuniya Airport (VCCV) |
Shot down south of Vavuniya. LTTE claimed the helicopter to have been shot down, but SLAF sources credited the loss to technical problems.
Sources:
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_336.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2012 13:46 | harro | Added |
| 27-Dec-2021 03:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 12:58 | Prometheus | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 13:19 | Prometheus | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 26-May-2024 05:57 | Prometheus | Updated [Cn, ] |
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