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| Date: | Saturday 27 February 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 341G Gazelle |
| Owner/operator: | unknown |
| Registration: | RA-05702 |
| MSN: | 058 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bozoum -
 Central African Republic
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Local media reported that a helicopter force landed near Bozoum in the Central African Republic.
Russian paramilitary personnel then set fire to the helicopter, after rescuing the Russian crew.
The Russians were engaged in fighting with rebels of the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC).
SOKO built Gazelle.
Sources:
https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.com/rca-destruction-spectaculaire-dun-helicoptere-russe-en-centrafrique/
https://www.rosbalt.ru/world/2021/03/02/1890054.html
https://t.me/rybar/16913
https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/gazelle-crash-in-central-african-republic
https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/update-central-african-gazelle-crash
https://t.me/aviaincident/6962
https://twitter.com/towersight/status/1368641032859029504
https://twitter.com/200_zoka/status/1368590051039395842
Media:
The SA 341 Gazelle helicopter used by the Russian PMC (Wagner) downed in the CAR.
— Magomedov Mukhtar (@Mukhtarr_MD) March 7, 2021
The crew survived in the crash and was evacuated.
Russian PMC use SA 341 Gazelle helicopters for medevac and counter-insurgency operations.@AbraxasSpa @oryxspioenkop @darren_olivier @GeromanAT pic.twitter.com/jpVHntxyAj
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2021 19:44 | Anon. | Added |
| 07-Mar-2021 19:49 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Mar-2021 19:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 08-Mar-2021 08:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 11-Mar-2021 19:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2021 14:30 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
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