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| Date: | Friday 21 May 2010 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Sea King HC4+ |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (ISAF) |
| Registration: | ZA298 |
| MSN: | WA912 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Nad-e Ali, Helmand Province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Camp Bastion Airfield, Lashkar Gar |
| Nad-e Ali, Helmand Province |
Five troops were injured when a rocket propelled grenade struck the Sea King as it came in to land at a checkpoint in Afghanistan. Helicopter made forced landing.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2010 06:56 | krasatpi | Added |
| 23-May-2010 07:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, ] |
| 22-Sep-2010 05:31 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, ] |
| 12-Jan-2011 05:28 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jan-2011 15:42 | harro | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Sep-2011 03:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jun-2013 17:04 | TB | Updated [Registration, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jun-2013 17:07 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2014 13:50 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 22-Sep-2014 13:50 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Photo, ] |
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