ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64611
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Date: | Thursday 5 August 2004 |
Time: | c. 11:43 |
Type: | Bell UH-1N Iroquois |
Owner/operator: | HMM-166 USMC |
Registration: | 160439 |
MSN: | 31731 |
Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Najaf -
Iraq
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Shot down by small arms fire while ferrying an injured Marine out of Najaf. All on board survived.
Helicopter was later written off.
Sources:
Scramble 305
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/2000s/2005/julaug/p20-43_Year%20in%20Review%202004.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Apr-2013 07:51 |
krasatpi |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
11-Feb-2020 16:44 |
Iwosh |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
02-Jul-2021 19:15 |
TB |
Updated [Time] |
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