Mid-air collision Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo 2.., Tuesday 7 July 1987
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Date:Tuesday 7 July 1987
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC5 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo
Owner/operator:The 82 (Kenyan) Air Force
Registration: 2..
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Location:Mitunguu, Meru -   Kenya
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Mitunguu airfield
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mid-air collision between French Air Force Mirage F.1C and two Kenya Air Force Buffaloes just after take-off.

Sources:

Flight International 14 May 1988, p42
Flight International 28 November 1987, p67
http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/
Weser-Kurier 9 July 1987, p14

Revision history:

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17-Feb-2013 09:47 TB Added
21-Feb-2017 15:42 TB Updated [Source, ]
24-Jun-2025 05:47 TB Updated [Source, ]

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