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| Date: | Saturday 29 November 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: | Destroyed |
| Location: | northern Burkina Faso -
 Burkina Faso
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Eurocopter EC 725R2 Caracal, engaged in a nighttime training mission, crashed in northern Burkina Faso.
One of the soldiers aboard were killed and two others injured.
The exact location of the crash in Burkina Faso was not disclosed by French authorities.
Sources:
https://actuburkina.net/burkina-un-soldat-francais-mort-lors-dun-exercice/
https://www.midilibre.fr/2014/12/15/laroque-l-inhumation-de-samir-bajja,1098026.php
https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/mort-d-un-soldat-francais-au-burkina-faso-30-11-2014-1885640_24.php
https://archives.defense.gouv.fr/terre/base/in-memoriam/burkina-faso/burkina-faso-deces-de-l-agent-technique-adjudant-samir-bajja.html
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/226835.jpg (photo)
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, ] |
| 11-Jul-2024 07:20 | lagi | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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