1977 Israeli CH-53 crash

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On May 10, 1977 an Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur helicopter crashed during an exercise in the Jordan Valley, killing all 54 on board (including the 10-member flight crew). The disaster became known as Ason Hanun-dalet, or "Disaster of the 54".[1]

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  1. ^ Ason Hanun-dalet brief from the CH-53 page of Israilie Weapons

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