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| Date: | Sunday 10 May 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Sandinista |
| Registration: | 304 |
| MSN: | 419M18 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 km from San José de Bocay -
 Nicaragua
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by "Redeye" missile after bombing EPS troops. Cuban pilot Jorge Crisalto Odrián.
Sources:
La Nación 4 July 1987/30 August 1987, p20A
El Informador 14 May 1987, p12A
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2017 12:44 | TB | Added |
| 07-Oct-2017 15:09 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2018 07:33 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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