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| Date: | Friday 3 June 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CH545 |
| MSN: | 31243 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kimbulapitiya, Gampaha -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Katunayake International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
| Colombo-Katunayake International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
Crashed after returning from a night aerial reconnaissance mission.
Sources:
Scramble
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/21071/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 16-Aug-2010 13:39 | TB | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Damage, ] |
| 05-Jun-2014 09:57 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 10:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 08-Jan-2022 09:16 | Prometheus | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2025 07:30 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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