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Date: | Thursday 12 November 2020 |
Time: | |
Type: | Sikorsky UH-60A+ Black Hawk |
Owner/operator: | US Army opf Multinational Force and Observers |
Registration: | 85-24463 |
MSN: | 70.970 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Tiran Island, near Sharm el-Sheikh -
Egypt
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A UH-60A+ Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Sinai desert in Egypt, resulting in 8 fatalities (6 Americans, a French national and a Czech citizen). The helicopter belonged to 1st United States Air Support Battalion (USASB) Det.1 Aviation Company (Det.1/AvCo) based at Sharm El Sheikh.
According to MFO one occupant survived the crash.
Sources:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/World/2020/Nov-12/514249-helicopter-crash-in-sinai-kills-seven-peacekeepers-israeli-source.ashx https://www.dw.com/en/egypt-several-dead-in-sinai-helicopter-crash/a-55576823 https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-seven-killed-in-egypt-helicopter-crash-12130821 https://mfo.org/news/helicopter-accident#https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/us-army-multinational-force-and-observers-blackhawk-crashed-in-egypt http://www.armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Nov-2020 12:56 |
gerard57 |
Added |
12-Nov-2020 14:08 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
12-Nov-2020 14:10 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
12-Nov-2020 14:12 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
12-Nov-2020 14:19 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
12-Nov-2020 15:07 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
12-Nov-2020 15:37 |
Anon. |
Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
12-Nov-2020 15:56 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Source] |
12-Nov-2020 16:17 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
12-Nov-2020 17:25 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
12-Nov-2020 17:25 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total occupants] |
21-Jul-2023 18:45 |
nhofmann54 |
Updated |
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