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| Date: | Saturday 25 October 2003 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army / 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment |
| Registration: | 95-26653 |
| MSN: | 70-2178 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tikrit -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Struck by RPG while flying. Made successful forced landing but then hit by further fire and subsequently burnt out. All 5 occupants injured but were rescued.
Sources:
Scramble 332
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-01-08-helicopter-list_x.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1995.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 04-Apr-2013 07:00 | krasatpi | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2021 15:14 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
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