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| Date: | Friday 25 May 2001 |
| Time: | 12:41 LT |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Force |
| Registration: | V-219 |
| MSN: | 1401 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mettembert, Délemont, JU -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bure - offshore |
| Bure - offshore |
Collided with a rope and crashed. All four occupants (Maj. Toni Gasser, Fw. Marcel Schöni, Wm. Alain Ducommun and Kpl. Dominique Meyer) were killed.
Sources:
http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/swissbasis03d.htm
https://old.hermannkeist.ch/helikopter/alouette-iii-se-3160.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2011 11:02 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 09-Dec-2012 12:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, ] |
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