What the records say
- When
- 11 Feb 1990
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 54.41° N, 7.06° W
- Description
- engagement in the Northern Ireland Conflict
- Deaths
- 0
- Injured
- 3
1990 British Army Gazelle shootdown
Helicopter downed by the Provisional IRA over Northern Ireland
On 11 February 1990, an active service unit of the Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade shot down a British Army Gazelle helicopter along the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It took place between Augher in County Tyrone and Derrygorry in County Monaghan.
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