THE AIRFORCE - ATTRITION SUMMARIES
| Date: | Aircraft: | Serial: | Unit: | Involved: | Location: | Circumstances: |
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| 19 Aug 2003 |  BK 117 |
389 | 15 Sqn | Zambia | Written-off during Excercise Blue Angel. During landing the BK117 had blown up a severe dust storm and the pilot decided to go around, however, in the poor visibility the tail-rotor hit a tree and the aircraft crashed. | |
| 1 Feb 2003 | BK 117 |
383 | 15 Sqn | Joopsberg, Ladysmith | Involved in an accident, later declared Cat 5 and cannibalised. Exact day in February 2003 unknown. | |
| 2 Nov 1999 | BK 117 |
384 | 15 Sqn | 8 OK | Rhodes, Eastern Cape | Rolled over after emergency landing. |
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