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| Date: | Friday 21 April 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale SA.316B Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | Heli Union |
| Registration: | F-BPFF |
| MSN: | 1100 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Malta Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML) -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Jet blast from the taxying Seaboard World Airlines DC-8-63CF (N8635) caught Alouette III F-BPFF of Heli Union which was about to depart and blew it on its side, Jet Ranger G-AWOY of Autair was also damaged. Fire fighters are spreading foam over spilt fuel.
Sources:
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/377999/N8635
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2025 08:47 | justanormalperson | Added |
| 12-Feb-2025 08:49 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
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