Incident report
Boeing AH-64 Apache crash near Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia
fatal2018-05-312 fatalities
Summary
A Royal Saudi Army Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter was reportedly shot down by Yemeni Houthi rebels near the Saudi-Yemen border in Jizan Province. Both crew members were killed and the aircraft was destroyed. The Houthis have claimed multiple Saudi helicopter shootdowns during the Yemen conflict using anti-aircraft missiles and small arms fire.
Incident details
Date
2018-05-31
Location
Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft
Operator
Operator type
military
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Occupants
2
Probable cause
Source
Sputnik ↗17.0000, 42.8000
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Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceSputnik
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