1978 British Army Gazelle downing (Q4578076)

matcher place: Ulster (relation 278664), County Armagh (relation 1119535), Ring of Gullion AONB (relation 1426744)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1978 in Northern Ireland, 1978 in military history, 20th-century aircraft shootdown incidents, 20th century in County Armagh, Accidents and incidents involving helicopters, Army Air Corps (United Kingdom), Aviation accidents and incidents in 1978, Aviation accidents and incidents in Northern Ireland, British Army in Operation Banner, Conflicts in 1978, February 1978 events in the United Kingdom, Military actions and engagements during the Troubles (Northern Ireland), Military history of County Armagh, Provisional Irish Republican Army actions, The Troubles in County Armagh

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

On 17 February 1978, a British Army Gazelle helicopter, serial number XX404, went down near Jonesborough, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, after being fired at by a Provisional IRA unit from the South Armagh Brigade. The IRA unit was involved at the time in a gun battle with a Green Jackets observation post deployed in the area, and the helicopter was sent in to support the ground troops. The helicopter crashed after the pilot lost control of the aircraft whilst evading ground fire.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

Le 17 février 1978, un hélicoptère Gazelle de l'armée britannique, numéro de série XX404, s'est écrasé près de Jonesborough, dans le comté d'Armagh, en Irlande du Nord, après avoir été la cible de tirs d'une unité provisoire de l'IRA de la brigade South Armagh. L'unité de l'IRA a été impliquée à l'époque dans une fusillade avec un poste d'observation des Green Jackets déployé dans la région, et l'hélicoptère a été envoyé pour soutenir les troupes au sol. L'hélicoptère s'est écrasé après que le pilote a perdu le contrôle de l'avion en essayant d'éviter les tirs au sol.

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