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| Date: | Monday 22 October 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MTV-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CH591 |
| MSN: | 96072 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | Klimov TV3-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ/VCCA) -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Destroyed during an attack by Tamil Tigers.
Sources:
Scramble 343
http://www.scamble.nl/sovdb.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 1996 | CH591 | Sri Lanka Air Force | 0 | Elephant Pass, Kilinochchi | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2009 11:25 | harro | Added |
| 22-Feb-2011 16:58 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Feb-2011 17:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 08:41 | Prometheus | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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