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| Date: | Wednesday 26 October 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing Vertol CH-46F Sea Knight |
| Owner/operator: | USMC |
| Registration: | 157711 |
| MSN: | 2610 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Grand Anse, Saint George -
 Grenada
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Guam |
| USS Guam |
Crashed during the US invasion of Grenada, Operation Urgent Fury.
The CH-46 crashed into a nearby surf when its blades hit a palm tree.
There were no casualties.
Sources:
http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/grenada/urgent_fury.pdf
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_damaged_in_combat
Media:
"CH46SeaKnight Grenada 1983" by SPEC. Long - source. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2014 15:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Jun-2014 18:07 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, ] |
| 12-Jun-2014 18:21 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jun-2014 19:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 12-Jun-2014 19:32 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 30-Apr-2022 03:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
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