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| Date: | Saturday 25 January 2020 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MTV-1 |
| Owner/operator: | AimAir, opf Afghan Air Force |
| Registration: | ER-MHV |
| MSN: | 103M13 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Engine model: | Klimov TV3-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kajaki district, Helmand province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kajaki |
A Mil Mi-8MTV-1 helicopter, owned by AimAir and operating for the Afghan Air Force, was hit by a mortar in the Kajaki district of Helmand province.
The aircraft made a forced landing. The Afghan Ministry of Defence reported that none of the four occupants was hurt.
Sources:
http://www.1tvnews.af/en/news/afghanistan/41018
https://ariananews.af/helicopter-brought-down-helmand/
https://aimair.md/
https://magaero.com/services/for-civilian/chartered-airlift-rotary-wing/
http://momentumds.com/index.php/afghan-airlift/
Media:
Breaking: An army chopper was hit by a rocket in the Kajaki district of Helmand province and four army members were wounded, 215th Maiwand Army Corps said. pic.twitter.com/Nfjrf2zW3Y
— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) January 25, 2020
#AFG. Four, including pilots were wounded after an army helicopter made emergency landing in #Kajaki district of #Helmand province, #MoD said on Saturday.#Maiwand Army corps said it was hit by rocket, & the #Taliban claim that they have shot down the chopper. pic.twitter.com/L4ZYn8UZEX
— Ab Qadir Sediqi (@qadir_sediqi) January 25, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2020 10:20 | harro | Added |
| 25-Jan-2020 12:03 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jan-2020 12:20 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 25-Jan-2020 13:08 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 25-Jan-2020 17:43 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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