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| Date: | Sunday 4 October 1987 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1N Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 160447 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25 NE of Bahrain, Persian Gulf -
 Bahrain
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Tail Rotor failure 1000m from USS LaSalle on routine weapons training mission. NVGs used. Aircraft was recovered and scrapped.
Sources:
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2014 17:11 | bellcobra | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ] |
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