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1988 British Army Lynx shootdown

1988 in Northern Ireland1988 in military history20th-century aircraft shootdown incidents20th century in County ArmaghAccidents and incidents involving helicopters
Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)Aviation accidents and incidents in 1988Aviation accidents and incidents in Northern IrelandBattles and conflicts without fatalitiesBritish Army in Operation BannerConflicts in 1988June 1988 events in the United KingdomMilitary actions and engagements during the Troubles (Northern Ireland)Military history of County ArmaghProvisional Irish Republican Army actionsThe Troubles in County Armagh
A Lynx Mk 7 of the Army Air Corps (AAC) is shown flying over Bramley Training area near Basingstoke. MOD 45148297
A Lynx Mk 7 of the Army Air Corps (AAC) is shown flying over Bramley Training area near Basingstoke. MOD 45148297

On 23 June 1988, an Army Air Corps (AAC) Westland Lynx, serial number XZ664, was shot down by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) near Aughanduff Mountain, County Armagh, in Northern Ireland. A unit of the IRA's South Armagh Brigade fired at the British Army helicopter using automatic rifles and heavy machine guns. The disabled helicopter was forced to crash-land in an open field; the aircraft and its crew were eventually recovered by British forces.

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A Lynx Mk 7 of the Army Air Corps (AAC) is shown flying over Bramley Training area near Basingstoke. MOD 45148297
A Lynx Mk 7 of the Army Air Corps (AAC) is shown flying over Bramley Training area near Basingstoke. MOD 45148297
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