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| Date: | Friday 1 May 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 725 Super Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana |
| Registration: | 1009 |
| MSN: | 2884 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 18 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Guadalajara, JAL -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
While it was engaged in an anti-drug operation (Operation Jalisco), the helicopter was fired at by numerous gunmen, killing nine soldiers on board and wounding the others. An emergency landing was made close to the roadway between the towns of Casimiro Castillo and Villa Purificación.
Apparently an RPG was used to down the helicopter.
Sources:
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/gunmen-fire-at-mexico-army-helicopter-3-soldiers-killed-official-759909
https://www.proceso.com.mx/402942
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/7-dead-19-wounded-19-arrested-in-jalisco/_
https://www.theguardian.com/weather/2015/may/02/seven-killed-in-mexico-after-gunmen-down-helicopter-in-series-of-attacks
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/notorious-mexican-cartel-leader-convicted-international-drug-trafficking-and-firearms
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2015 18:11 | TB | Added |
| 05-May-2015 18:14 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 09-May-2015 17:27 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 09-May-2015 17:28 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 10-May-2015 11:43 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2024 05:37 | Gonzalobranger | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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