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| Date: | Friday 15 March 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Westland Lynx HAS4(FN) |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronavale |
| Registration: | 809 |
| MSN: | WA280 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Red Sea -
 Djibouti
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Frigate Montcalm (D642) |
Crashed into the Red Sea off Djibouti.
Sources:
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1997/1997
http://www.ffaa.net/helicopters/lynx/lynx_fr.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2011 04:56 | TB | Added |
| 20-Mar-2011 15:35 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2011 00:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 02-Sep-2011 01:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Mar-2012 08:06 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 29-Mar-2012 11:08 | TB | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 03-Nov-2015 21:27 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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