2010 Israeli Air Force CH-53 crash · Romania
On July 26, 2010, 2010 Israeli Air Force CH-53 crash (Romania). 7 people died.
- Date
- July 26, 2010
- Place
- Romania
- Operator
- 118 Squadron
- Killed
- 7
- Position
- 45.567°N, 25.333°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q2918683
From Wikipedia
On 26 July 2010, an Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur helicopter crashed during a training flight in the Carpathian Mountains, near the city of Brașov in Romania. The accident took place during a joint Romanian-Israeli aviation military exercise code-named "Blue Sky 2010".
All on board the aircraft died: four Israeli pilots, two Israeli mechanics, and one Romanian liaison officer. An investigation into the incident concluded that the crash was most likely due to human error.
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