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| Date: | Thursday 16 June 1983 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-24 |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force 336.OWP |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | S of Neu-Eichenberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed and burnt during interception of BGS helicopter.
Lost one rotor blade and fell to the ground "like a stone" immediately exploding. The fire could not be extinguished for one hour because of exploding ammunition.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160910135242/http://eaglehorse.org/3_home_station/rotary_wing/rotary_wing.htm
Hamburger Abendblatt 18.6.1983, p13
http://www.hna.de/lokales/witzenhausen/seo-2956751.html
https://www.forum-ddr-grenze.de/t7199f8-Juni-quot-Mi-bei-Hohengandern-abgestuerzt-quot.html
http://www.avialp.info/mi-24-voennye.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2012 02:52 | TB | Added |
| 04-Apr-2013 16:36 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, ] |
| 04-Mar-2014 10:41 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Mar-2016 07:47 | JF | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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