ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57985
Last updated: 22 November 2020
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| Date: | 25-DEC-1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AB 205 |
| Owner/operator: | Sultan of Oman's Air Force (SOAF) |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Dhofar province -
 Oman
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman (PFLO). Several bullets are reported to have hit the helicopter,
and the occupants were captured after the ensuing crash.
Sources:
Scramble
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%200079.html?search=Oman
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Apr-2018 15:45 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 19:15 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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