ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22776
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 September 2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell AH-1F |
| Owner/operator: | 160 Sqn IDF |
| Registration: | 395 |
| MSN: | 21719 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kibbutz Ginnegar, near Afula City, north of the Sea of Galilee -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ramat David Air Base (LLRD), southeast of Haifa |
| Ramat David Air Base (LLRD), southeast of Haifa | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
training
An Israeli military helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from northern Israel on Wednesday, causing two casualties, the pilot and navigator, while on a routine training flight in the region.
There were no further details on the casualties.
The helicopter crashed 10 minutes after take-off, Israel Defense Forces said. It burst into flames near Kibbutz Ginagar, north of the Sea of Galilee in the northern part of Israel wedged between Lebanon and Syria, the medical services said.
Ramat David Air Base (32°39'N 35°10'E) is located in the center of Northern Israel southeast of Haifa, near Megiddo and the border with the occupied West Bank.
Sources:
haaretz.com
http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/10/2-dead-in-israeli-helicopter-crash/
http://desastresaereosnews.blogspot.com/2008/09/queda-de-helicptero-militar-deixa-dois.html (photos)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2008 11:12 | claudio | Added |
| 10-Sep-2008 23:28 | hggultek | Updated |
| 10-Sep-2008 23:29 | jorgetadeu7 | Updated |
| 04-Nov-2008 22:23 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 23-Dec-2019 17:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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