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| Date: | Thursday 24 March 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17 |
| Owner/operator: | Afghan National Army (ANA) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nari district, Kunar province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During military operations, the helicopter had to perform an emergency landing after a technical problem.
All occupants are said to have survived the incident.
Another report state that the helicopter was destroyed by an IED placed underneath the helicopter and that 21 Afghan commandos died in the assault.
Sources:
http://afghannews.com.af/2016/03/30/afghan-army-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-in-kunar/
http://newafghanpress.com/?p=11644
https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/04/taliban-destroy-afghan-army-helicopter-in-ied-attack-on-military-base.php
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2016 07:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Mar-2016 07:51 | gerard57 | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 15-Apr-2016 16:27 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Apr-2016 17:14 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Embed code, ] |
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