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| Date: | Sunday 16 May 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell CH-136 Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Armed Forces |
| Registration: | 136235 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Avasinis, near Trasaghis (UD) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | |
| Wiesbaden | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Canadian helicopter crashed during earthquake SAR flight. 444°. Pilot Cap (42) killed. Hit a cable-car pylon and fell into a valley.
Sources:
Stampa Sera 17 May 1976, p1
The Montreal Gazette 17 May 1976, p1
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/CF_Kiowa.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2020 18:39 | TB | Added |
| 21-Aug-2021 15:00 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Apr-2022 08:00 | J155 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, ] |
| 08-Apr-2022 08:02 | J155 | Updated |
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