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Kenyan Air Force MD500E 539 which crashed in the Kanyonga area

Kenyan Air Force MD500E 539 which crashed in the Kanyonga area

Kenyan Air Force (KAF)
D: Jul 13, 2020
N: Kenya Air Force/50th Air
Cavalry Battalion
T: MD500E
S: 539

This helicopter was destroyed when it crashed at approximately 1130hrs local time in the Kanyonga area, Masinga Sub County, Machakos, in Kenya, during a training flight. Both crew members were killed. The cause was not immediately clear.

Source: By Oscar Bernardi / AirForces Monthly - September 2020

Photo: The wreckage of Kenya Air Force MD500E 539 which crashed in the Kanyonga area on July 13. (Photo by FAP)

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Kenyan Air Force MD500E 539 which crashed in the Kanyonga area



(12.09.2020)


 
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