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2019 Ménaka helicopter crash
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Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)|summary=Both helicopters collided mid-air and crashed|site=near Ménaka, Liptako region, Northern Mali|coordinates=|aircraft_type=|aircraft_name=|operator=[[French Armed Forces]]|callsign=|tail_number=|origin=|destination=|occupants=|passengers=|crew=|fatalities=13|survivors=0|injuries=|missing=|stopover=|stopover0=|last_stopover=}}On 25 November 2019, two French military helicopters, part of [[Operation Barkhane]], crashed in Northern Mali killing 13 soldiers, in the deadliest incident involving the French military since the [[1983 Beirut barracks bombings]].
== Crash ==
A French [[Eurocopter Tiger|'Tigre']] attack helicopter collided with a [[Eurocopter AS532 Cougar|'Cougar']] military transport helicopter at low-altitude at night while on a sortie near the town of Ménaka in Northern Mali.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The helicopters were in the midst of pursuing militants on vehicles and motor-bikes, after ground forces had called in for air support. For unknown reasons, the two helicopters collided and crashed killing all onboard.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
=== Casualties ===
Six officers and a master corporal were among the 13 fatalities. One of fatalities, Pierre-Emmanuel Bockel, was the son of French Senator [[Jean-Marie Bockel]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Bockel was the pilot of the 'Cougar' helicopter.<ref name=":0" />
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== Crash ==
A French [[Eurocopter Tiger|'Tigre']] attack helicopter collided with a [[Eurocopter AS532 Cougar|'Cougar']] military transport helicopter at low-altitude at night while on a sortie near the town of Ménaka in Northern Mali.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The helicopters were in the midst of pursuing militants on vehicles and motor-bikes, after ground forces had called in for air support. For unknown reasons, the two helicopters collided and crashed killing all onboard.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
=== Casualties ===
Six officers and a master corporal were among the 13 fatalities. One of fatalities, Pierre-Emmanuel Bockel, was the son of French Senator [[Jean-Marie Bockel]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Bockel was the pilot of the 'Cougar' helicopter.<ref name=":0" />
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November 27, 2019 at 12:07AM
