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| Date: | Sunday 20 March 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 205A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Oman Police |
| Registration: | A4O-AN |
| MSN: | 30174 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mina Al Bahal, Oman -
 Oman
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On March 20, 1977, a Royal Oman Police helicopter crashed in Mina Al Bahal, resulting in the death of Superintendent John Milling and five Omani police cadets. The cause of the crash was Unknown circumstances; the crash was described as "flying accident"
Sources:
1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118903347/john_charles-milling
2. https://rmhistorical.com/grave/1595?page=412
3. https://www.macfilos.com/2021/01/06/soldiering-in-the-sharqiya-before-the-birth-of-modern-oman/
4. https://stefanov.no-ip.org/MagWeb/cryhavoc/11/ch11bvfe.htm
5. https://scramble.nl
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2025 14:56 | GetHDC | Added |
| 18-Sep-2025 14:58 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2025 18:41 | GetHDC | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, ] |
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