What the records say
- When
- 17 Feb 1978
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 54.09° N, 6.37° W
- Description
- Helicopter downed by the Provisional IRA over Northern Ireland
1978 British Army Gazelle downing
Helicopter downing incident
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.
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