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| Date: | Sunday 22 January 2017 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Cameroon Air Force |
| Registration: | TJ-XCY |
| MSN: | 3952 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tchoffol near Bogo, Far North -
 Cameroon
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The military helicopter crashed during a mission against Boko Haram on Waza park ( 100 kms north Bogo ). General Jacob Kodji died as well as a colonel and two pilots. Some reports however speak of six fatalities.
Sources:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_CAMEROON_MILITARY_CRASH?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-01-22-18-11-15
http://www.camerpost.com/cameroun-crash-dhelicoptere-a-tchoffol-gouvernement-ouvre-enquete/
www.jeuneafrique.com/396406/politique/cameroun-quatre-militaires-tues-crash-dhelicoptere-nord-pays/
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/01/23/Cameroon-general-among-six-killed-in-helicopter-crash/2921485187888/utm_source=sec&utm_campaign=sl&utm_medium=18
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2017 07:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Jan-2017 17:22 | CTYONE | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2017 19:12 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
| 23-Jan-2017 20:18 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 24-Jan-2017 07:19 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2017 11:39 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2017 18:27 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-May-2019 12:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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