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| Date: | Sunday 22 June 2003 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion |
| Owner/operator: | USMC |
| Registration: | 162492 |
| MSN: | 65-504 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Godoria Range -
 Djibouti
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During a training exercise an 8th Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from Diego Garcia inadvertently destroyed two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters (162492 and 162519), killing a co-pilot and injuring seven others.
It has not been confirmed on which CH-53E the fatality occurred.
Sources:
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?38698-Two-Ch-53-s-destroyed-in-Training-excersize
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2013 11:27 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Jan-2014 20:39 | harro | Updated [Registration, Narrative, ] |
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