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*On February 15, 1973 a light helicopter providing aerial resupply to members of 7 Rifle Brigade conducting long-range patrols was struck by a shoulder-fired surface to air missile (MANPADS) and destroyed with both crew being killed. | *On February 15, 1973 a light helicopter providing aerial resupply to members of 7 Rifle Brigade conducting long-range patrols was struck by a shoulder-fired surface to air missile (MANPADS) and destroyed with both crew being killed. | ||
*On March 5, 1973 a large double-prop airliner encountered hydraulic issues during a resupply mission to an Operations Directorate rural airstrip in Malentina, wherein it was forced to make a water landing and the aircraft was written off, the crew recused by the [[Royal Arcerion Naval Service]]. | *On March 5, 1973 a large double-prop airliner encountered hydraulic issues during a resupply mission to an Operations Directorate rural airstrip in Malentina, wherein it was forced to make a water landing and the aircraft was written off, the crew recused by the [[Royal Arcerion Naval Service]]. | ||
*On July 7, 1973 a | *On July 7, 1973 a helicopter was struck by small arms fire and after successive hydraulic and mechanical issues crashed in Northwestern Arcerion, killing both aircrew. | ||
1974 | *On September 12, 1974 a transport aircraft crashed on landing at a rural airstrip in Titechaxha during a routine OPSNS resupply mission. The aircraft was on a flight from Presdale to the Operation Teflon area. | ||
*In the summer of 1975 an unknown aircraft belonging to Air Crona suffered a simultaneous engine failure and crashed in Kelekona, killing three aircrew and seven unnamed passengers, who were assumed to be members of the OPSNS. | |||
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[[Category:Arcerion]] | [[Category:Arcerion]] | ||