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| Date: | Friday 11 August 2006 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CH542 |
| MSN: | 31235 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Jaffna-Palaly Airport (JAF/VCCJ) -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The helicopter was damaged. Very possibly due to the artillery and mortar attacks by the LTTE terrorists which had also targeted the Palaly AFB on that day amongst other targets in the Jaffna area.
Sources:
https://www.scramble.nl/database/military/lk#results
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11144115
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/060813/index.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 September 1985 | CH542 | Sri Lanka Air Force | 0 | Mutur, Trincomalee | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2025 11:17 | Prometheus | Added |
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