Incident Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183125
 
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Date:Tuesday 5 January 2016
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk
Owner/operator:US Air Force (USAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Sepon area, Marja district, Helmand province -   Afghanistan
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A helicopter was hit by mortar fire while it was on the ground during joint American-Afghan special operations mission to recover personnel after an earlier combat incident.

Sources:

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://pakistanheadlines.com/2016/01/05/one-u-s-service-member-killed-two-wounded-in-afghanistan/]
http://mindanaoexaminer.com/us-troops-embroiled-in-firefight-after-helicopter-crash-in-afghanistan-fox-news/
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/01/06/us-troops-embroiled-in-firefight-after-helicopter-crash-in-afghanistan.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Jan-2016 18:59 gerard57 Added
06-Jan-2016 09:04 gerard57 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Damage]
06-Jan-2016 09:05 harro Updated [Aircraft type]
06-Jan-2016 13:24 Aerossurance Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
22-Sep-2016 09:52 Aerossurance Updated [Operator]

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