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| Date: | Friday 11 December 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Lynx HAS2(FN) |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronavale |
| Registration: | 278 |
| MSN: | WA081 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 km N of Assal Lake -
 Djibouti
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Clemenceau (R98) |
Crashed 30 km north of Assal Lake in Djibouti due to birdstrike. All six onboard escaped unhurt.
Sources:
http://the-grey-lynx.com/4_france/version_serials_fr.htm
http://www.ffaa.net/helicopters/lynx/lynx_fr.htm
http://www.netmarine.net/aero/unites/31f/photo25.htm
http://www.netmarine.net/aero/bases/stmandrier/histoire/histoire08.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jul-2010 02:10 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 01-Sep-2011 18:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2011 00:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2011 00:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 02-Sep-2011 00:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 28-Mar-2012 12:04 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Mar-2012 10:35 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 19-Apr-2012 11:24 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
| 03-Nov-2015 21:26 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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