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| Date: | Wednesday 27 August 2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 342L Gazelle |
| Owner/operator: | Lebanese Army |
| Registration: | L-809 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tilal Sijud, Nabatieh -
 Lebanon
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beirut Air Base (BEY/OLBA) |
A Lebanese Air Force helicopter has made an emergency landing after coming under fire from an unknown ground source over Tilal Sijud in Nabatieh. Lieutenant pilot Samer Hanna has been reportedly killed in the incident and 3 others in the helicopter have been wounded.
Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7588194.stm
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/08/hizballahs_attack_on_the_leban.php]
http://lebaneseairforce.info/news.htm
Scramble 379
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2008 14:12 | JINX | Added |
| 29-Aug-2008 12:01 | Anon. | Updated |
| 29-Aug-2008 14:42 | JINX | Updated |
| 30-Aug-2008 01:50 | jorgetadeu7 | Updated |
| 09-Apr-2009 20:59 | Anon. | Updated |
| 08-Sep-2011 14:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 16-Sep-2011 16:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2013 19:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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