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| Date: | Wednesday 22 February 2012 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: | Bell UH-1Y Venom |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 168039 |
| MSN: | 55131 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Yuma, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Collided in mid-air with Bell AH-1W Super Cobra 160107 during night flight exercise.
Sources:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/02/23/7-marines-dead-in-helicopter-crash.htmlutm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
https://www.yahoo.com/news/copter-collision-kills-7-marines-near-yuma-ariz-150003567.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2012 10:24 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 24-Feb-2012 10:46 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 24-Feb-2012 10:51 | RW-018 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, ] |
| 24-Feb-2012 16:15 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Feb-2012 11:59 | mhab | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Apr-2013 10:00 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Nov-2013 09:56 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
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