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| Date: | Friday 11 August 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | UAE Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shabwah -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Reportedly crashed near Shabwah, Yemen. Four soldiers died in the crash.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/MbKS15/status/896088199566458880
www.reuters.com
https://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/funerals-for-four-uae-soldiers-killed-in-yemen-helicopter-crash-held-1.618844
Media:
BREAKING: #UAE UH-60M helicopter crashed in Shabwah, #Yemen after suffering a technical problem, several of the unit’s crew injured pic.twitter.com/e3BiJZN9Zr
— محمد بن خالد (@MbKS15) 11 augustus 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2017 19:41 | abel83 | Added |
| 11-Aug-2017 19:43 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2017 06:04 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2017 06:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2017 16:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, ] |
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