There were no injuries among the crewmen aboard and the helicopter suffered no damage as a result of the precautionary landing. 8 POB. C ode 540 from the press photo (link 2) leads us to believe this was Bu164771
- Date
- April 26, 2012
- Reg
- 164771
- Make
- Sikorsky
- Model
- CH-53
- MSN
- 65-614
- Location
- A field off Harpers Road, Virginia Beach
- Country
- US-Virginia
- CivilMilitary
- Military
- Link 1
- http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=66798
- Link 2
- http://hamptonroads.com/2012/04/navy-helicopter-makes-precautionary-landing-oceana
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