Incident Bell UH-1H 494,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177025
 
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Date:Monday 15 June 2015
Time:17:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell UH-1H
Owner/operator:Philippine Air Force (PAF)
Registration: 494
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Barangay L. Empon, Las Navas town, Northern Samar -   Philippines
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The helicopter was damaged upon landing. Apparently the helicopter came under fire by rebels.

Sources:

http://bicoltoday.com/2015/06/17/rebel-killed-5-troopers-hurt-in-northern-samar-clash-huey-helicopter-also-damaged/
http://retiredanalyst.blogspot.nl/2015/06/chopper-makes-hard-landing-after-being.html
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/41755/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jun-2015 12:33 gerard57 Added
07-Nov-2015 15:54 El_serj Updated [Source, Damage]
14-Jun-2018 06:43 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type]

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