Incident Boeing Vertol CH-46F Sea Knight 157711,
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Date:Wednesday 26 October 1983
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing Vertol CH-46F Sea Knight
Owner/operator:USMC
Registration: 157711
MSN: 2610
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Grand Anse, Saint George -   Grenada
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Guam
Destination airport:USS Guam
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed during the US invasion of Grenada, Operation Urgent Fury.
The CH-46 crashed into a nearby surf when its blades hit a palm tree.
There were no casualties.

Sources:

http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/grenada/urgent_fury.pdf
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_damaged_in_combat

Media:

CH46SeaKnight Grenada 1983.JPG
"CH46SeaKnight Grenada 1983" by SPEC. Long - source. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Jun-2014 15:03 gerard57 Added
12-Jun-2014 18:07 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator]
12-Jun-2014 18:21 gerard57 Updated [Narrative]
12-Jun-2014 19:30 gerard57 Updated [Source]
12-Jun-2014 19:32 harro Updated [Embed code]
30-Apr-2022 03:38 Ron Averes Updated [Operator, Location]

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