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| Date: | Monday 22 October 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CH539 |
| MSN: | 31282 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Doramadalawa, Mihintale, Anuradhapura -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vavuniya |
| Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ/VCCA) |
The helicopter was apparantly shot down by unidentified gunfire and crashed in Doramadalawa, Mihintale near Anuradhapura Airport which was under attack by LTTE terrorists.
Sources:
https://www.4aviation.nl/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Sri-Lanka-may11-Scramble-Stefan-Goossens.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/779056955605149/photos/a.779060385604806/1043142849196557/?_rdr
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2009 11:27 | harro | Added |
| 04-Jun-2014 18:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 10:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 08:41 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Nov-2024 08:59 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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