Israeli helicopter disaster, 1997

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Name (Hebrew)
אסון המסוקים, 1997
Name (Latin)
Israeli helicopter disaster, 1997
Name (Arabic)
كارثة المروحية الإسرائيلية، 1997
Other forms of name
Israeli helicopters disaster, 1997
1997 Israeli helicopter disaster
Yas'ur helicopters crash, 1997
Ason ha-Masokim, 1997
Ason Hamasokim, 1997
אסון היסעורים, 1997
אסון המסוקים בשאר ישוב, תשנ"ז
Coordinates
35.6411 35.6411 33.2222 33.2222 (gooearth )
MARC
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Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q2909812
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Wikipedia description:

The 1997 Israeli helicopter disaster (Hebrew: אסון המסוקים, romanized: Ason HaMasokim, lit. ''Disaster of the Helicopters'') occurred on February 4, 1997, when two Israeli Air Force transport helicopters ferrying Israeli soldiers into Israel's security zone in southern Lebanon collided in mid-air, killing all 73 Israeli military personnel on board. The crash brought about widespread national mourning and is considered a leading factor in Israel's decision to withdraw from southern Lebanon in 2000.

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