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| Date: | Monday 8 May 1978 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 330B Puma |
| Owner/operator: | ALAT (French Army Light Aviation) |
| Registration: | 1217 |
| MSN: | 1217 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Foret du Day -
 Djibouti
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into forest on night take-off. Two occupants fatally injured. 10 passagers
Mécanicien naviguant tue et 1 passager lui même pilote
11 blessés dont 2 très graves
J’étais médecin à bord moi même blessé
Sources:
1. http://www.aerosteles.net/fiche.php?code=djibouti-alat&type=th&valeur=helico&lang=fr
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20121230112400/http://www.matalat.fr:80/page1590.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2010 07:56 | TB | Added |
| 09-Apr-2012 10:16 | TB | Updated |
| 09-Apr-2012 10:29 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, ] |
| 31-Mar-2013 19:45 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Dec-2016 19:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2017 12:55 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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