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| Date: | Wednesday 16 December 2020 |
| Time: | c. 11:25 |
| Type: |  AgustaWestland AW101 Mk 610 Merlin |
| Owner/operator: | Algerian Navy |
| Registration: | MS-25 |
| MSN: | 50232 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2nm NW off Bouharoun -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
An Algerian Navy AgustaWestland AW101 Mk.610 Merlin, operating by 560 ERS, has crashed into the sea off Bouharoun. All three occupants died in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2020/12/16/algerian-military-helicopter-crashes-into-sea
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-12/16/c_139594636.htm
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/helicopter-crashes-off-the-coast-of-algeria-video/
https://www.espacemanager.com/algerie-un-mort-et-deux-pilotes-portes-disparus-dans-un-crash-dun-helicoptere.html
ex. G-17-614, RAF/ZR332, Algerian Navy/AN05 ?
https://www.observalgerie.com/algerie-crash-dun-helicoptere-en-mer-pres-de-bouharoun-video/2020/
Media:
🇩🇿 The moment a helicopter crashed off the port of Boharon in Tipaza. #algeria #mostshared pic.twitter.com/FPyWiR3fkm
— Imminent Global News (@imminent_news) December 16, 2020
صيادون يباشرون عمليات البحث بعد سقوط المروحية في تيبازة. pic.twitter.com/S26mYGp25b
— الخبر (@elkhabarlive) December 16, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2020 12:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Dec-2020 12:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Dec-2020 13:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 16-Dec-2020 13:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 16-Dec-2020 13:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Dec-2020 13:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Dec-2020 14:02 | harro | Updated [Location, ] |
| 16-Dec-2020 18:59 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Dec-2020 10:01 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Source, ] |
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