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| Date: | Friday 17 December 1999 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-24V |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CH618 |
| MSN: | 3532421622143 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Elephant Pass, Kilinochchi -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jaffna-Palaly Airport (JAF/VCCJ) |
Shot down near Elephant pass, crashing into the lagoon.
Sources:
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_336.shtml
AFM February 2000, p74/April 2000, p73
https://www.airforce.lk/pages.php?pages=wg_Silvapulle
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2012 13:46 | harro | Added |
| 21-Oct-2018 16:42 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 27-Oct-2018 10:15 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 27-Dec-2021 03:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 12:58 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 23-May-2024 06:27 | Prometheus | Updated [Cn, Location, ] |
| 20-Feb-2025 06:58 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, ] |
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