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| Date: | Thursday 2 April 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CH537 |
| MSN: | 31217 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Valvettithurai Army Camp, Jaffna -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jaffna-Palaly Air Base (JAF/VCCJ) |
| Jaffna-Palaly Air Base (JAF/VCCJ) |
The helicopter was damaged after being hit by bullets from an LTTE machine gun while supporting troops in the army camp below, which had been attacked by the terrorists. The pilots were somehow able to fly the damaged helicopter back to Palali Airport where a safe landing was carried out. CH537 was subsequently repaired.
Sources:
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11125055
https://www.defence.lk/Publication/viewpdffile/1582
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 January 1970 | SUH-537 | Sri Lanka Air Force | 0 | Jaffna Airport (JAF/VCCJ) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2024 05:50 | Prometheus | Added |
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