ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171743
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| Date: | 29-NOV-2014 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 725R2 Caracal |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air (French Air Force) |
| Registration: | 2555/SF |
| MSN: | 2555 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Burkina Faso -
 Burkina Faso
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A French soldier died in a nighttime helicopter training mission in Burkina Faso where the helicopter apparently crashed. Two other crew members were injured.
The exact location of the crash in Burkina Faso was not disclosed by French authorities.
Sources:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/french-soldier-dies-helicopter-crash-africa-27259409
http://translate.google.nl/translate?hl=nl&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lexpress.fr%2Factualite%2Fmonde%2Fafrique%2Fburkina-faso-un-soldat-francais-des-forces-speciales-meurt-dans-un-accident-d-helicoptere_1627432.html
http://www.scramble.nl/?option=com_sb&view=default&day=29&month=11&year=2014&sbm=Search&serial=&type=&unit=&status=&Itemid=66
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2014 13:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Nov-2014 13:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 30-Nov-2014 16:38 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 05-Jan-2016 18:07 | El_serj | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
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