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| Date: | Monday 18 September 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1 Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | Kenya Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lamu County -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Kenya Air Force helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances in Lamu County. There are said to be eight fatalities.
Sources:
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/realtime/2023-09-19-at-least-8-kdf-personnel-feared-dead-in-lamu-chopper-crash/
https://www.foxnews.com/world/kenyan-military-helicopter-crashes-near-somalia-leaving-8-dead-officials-say
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2023 09:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Sep-2023 11:36 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 19-Sep-2023 14:43 | nhofmann54 | Updated |
| 20-Sep-2023 11:43 | Anon. | Updated |
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