ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69434
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| Date: | Monday 26 October 2009 |
| Time: | 1:30 |
| Type: |  Bell AH-1W Super Cobra |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 165333 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Helmand Province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Four were killed in a mid-air collision between two U.S. Marine Corps helicopters, in southern Afghanistan at about 1:30 a.m. local time.
Two other persons were injured in the accident.
Sources:
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world//2010139894_webafghanistan27.html?mbaseid=2010139894
https://www.theguardian.com/world/afghanistan/warlogs/8DDC1AC0-ABCB-9C3D-E02ED758D1604823
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2009 07:15 | nikitas | Added |
| 26-Oct-2009 13:17 | harro | Updated |
| 26-Oct-2009 14:13 | angels one five | Updated |
| 27-Oct-2009 06:40 | DankBum | Updated |
| 27-Oct-2009 10:30 | angels one five | Updated |
| 29-Oct-2009 08:41 | Alpine Flight | Updated |
| 29-Oct-2009 08:48 | Alpine Flight | Updated |
| 02-Nov-2009 22:59 | angels one five | Updated |
| 11-Mar-2010 06:54 | FISHER01 | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2010 03:53 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 07-Sep-2012 07:10 | krasatpi | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2013 06:30 | krasatpi | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-May-2023 11:08 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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