12 november 2020: fatal American UH-60 accident in Egyptian Sinai desert

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12 november 2020: fatal American UH-60 accident in Egyptian Sinai desert

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...details are still rather sketchy so far
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/244826 :|

Other news sources:
https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-new ... -1.9305861
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https://abcnews.go.com/International/wi ... h-74167363
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/helicopte ... killing-7/
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/mi ... story.html
The Israeli official said that five Americans were among the dead in the crash in Sinai.
The other victims were French and Czech.
The official said Israel initially dispatched a helicopter to rescue the wounded,
but called off the mission after the deaths were confirmed.

The Egyptian official said the UH-60 Black Hawk was on a reconnaissance mission
and crashed near the island of Tiran, apparently because of a technical failure.

The helicopter belonged to the Multinational Force and Observers,
an international force known as MFO that monitors the 40-year-old peace agreement between Israel and Egypt.

Thirteen countries contribute troops to the mission,
with the United States making up the largest contingent.
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Re: 12 november 2020: fatal American UH-60 accident in Egyptian Sinai desert

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...the unfortunate UH-60 Blackhawk involved should look like this:

https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display ... -in-egypt/

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U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Thomas Duval, Task Force Sinai Public Affairs
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Photo by Capt. Mark Scott
Task Force Sinai
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Re: 12 november 2020: fatal American UH-60 accident in Egyptian Sinai desert

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The injured person evacuated by a Israeli air force Black Hawk to Soroka medical center.
Treated at the ER and now in the ICU
https://hospitals.clalit.co.il/soroka/e ... fault.aspx
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