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Date: | Thursday 27 April 2023 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow |
Owner/operator: | US Army |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Healy, about 80 miles SW of Fairbanks, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Fairbanks-Fort Wainwright Airport, AK (FBK/PAFB) |
Destination airport: | Fairbanks-Fort Wainwright Airport, AK (FBK/PAFB) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Two US Army Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters, operated by the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment "Little Bears", collided in mid-air and crashed near Healy, about 80 miles southwest of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Both crewmembers perished. Also one crewmembers of the other helicopter perished and the other one sustained serious injuries.
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/27/alaska-army-helicopter-crash-apache/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-apache-helicopters-crash-alaska-rcna81913 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/us/army-helicopter-crash-alaska.html Media:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Apr-2023 06:00 |
RobertMB |
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