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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing AH-64D Apache |
| Owner/operator: | UAE Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | al-Jawf province -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
UAE military helicopter crashed after suffering a technical failure. Both pilots were killed.
Sources:
https://www.thenational.ae/uae/two-emirati-pilots-die-in-yemen-crash-1.668121
Media:
BREAKING: A #UAE AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed in #Yemen after suffering a technical failure, both pilots martyred. pic.twitter.com/vMSE7pGTFf
— محمد بن خالد (@MbKS15) 17 октября 2017 г.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2017 17:59 | Rumbachtaler | Added |
| 17-Oct-2017 19:01 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2017 19:06 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 17-Oct-2017 19:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Embed code, ] |
| 18-Oct-2017 10:02 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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