ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176358
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Date: | Sunday 24 May 2015 |
Time: | |
Type: | Mil Mi-17 |
Owner/operator: | Syrian Army |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Kweiras military air base, Aleppo -
Syria
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Kweiras military air base, Aleppo |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances, killing all its crew.
The helicopter crashed upon takeoff as a result of a technical failure.
Three crew members are said to have died in the crash.
Another report states that the helicopter was shot down trying to provide the besieged airfield with fuel and ammunition. There are said to be two casualties.
Sources:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_SYRIA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-05-24-05-19-44 https://www.newsday.com/news/world/syrian-army-says-helicopter-crashes-in-country-s-north-1.10468276 http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/May-24/299114-syrian-army-says-helicopter-crashes-in-countrys-north.ashx http://luftwaffeas.blogspot.nl/search?updated-min=2015-01-01T00:00:00%2B03:00&updated-max=2016-01-01T00:00:00%2B03:00&max-results=12 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-May-2015 18:23 |
gerard57 |
Added |
25-May-2015 06:43 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
09-Jun-2015 17:19 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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