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| Date: | Saturday 7 April 2012 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing Chinook HC2 (CH-47D) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | ZA671 |
| MSN: | MA002/M7007 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 15 mi (24 km) NE of Yuma, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAF El Centro, CA (KNJK) |
| NAF El Centro, CA (KNJK) |
Hard landing.
Sources:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/173461/7-injured-in-uk-military-helicopter-mishap-in-us
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17649449
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/08/raf-chinook-emergency-landing-us-usa-united-states_n_1410551.html
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2012.htm
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/service-inquiry-report-into-the-occurrence-involving-chinook-za671-on-07-april-2012
http://www.vectoraerospace.com/TabId/389/ArtMID/1954/ArticleID/30/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2012 01:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Apr-2012 02:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2012 03:12 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2012 21:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2012 08:45 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2014 07:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-Apr-2015 04:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
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