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| Date: | Sunday 20 April 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1B Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | 5 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A2-386 |
| MSN: | 386 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Captains Flat, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Fairbairn |
| RAAF Fairbairn |
Aircraft suffered a main rotor separation after a "mast bumping" incident, similar to A2-719 only 3 months earlier and only 4.5 km away.
Sources:
Canberra Times, Thursday 3 April 1969, page 1
adf-serials.com.au
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2020 09:59 | twosheds67 | Added |
| 12-Dec-2020 21:03 | twosheds67 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2023 06:55 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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