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| Date: | Tuesday 23 April 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Sea King |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kandahar Airport (KDH) -
 Afghanistan
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kandahar Airfield |
| Kandahar Airfield |
A number of Westland Sea King helicopters of the Royal Navywere severely damaged in a hail storm at Kandahar airfield on 23 April 2013.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170702223410/http://airheadsfly.com/2014/01/16/hail-damaged-british-hercs-returned-to-duty/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2014 20:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Jan-2014 08:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, ] |
| 24-Sep-2016 08:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
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