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1993 Fivemiletown ambush

1993 in Northern Ireland20th century in County TyroneAccidents and incidents involving helicoptersAmbushes in Northern IrelandArmy Air Corps (United Kingdom)
British Army in Operation BannerConflicts in 1993Deaths by firearm in Northern IrelandMilitary actions and engagements during the Troubles (Northern Ireland)Military history of County TyroneProvisional Irish Republican Army actionsRoyal Ulster ConstabularyThe Troubles in County Tyrone

On 12 December 1993, a unit of the Provisional Irish Republican Army's (IRA) East Tyrone Brigade ambushed a two-men unmarked mobile patrol of the RUC in Fivemiletown, County Tyrone. Two constables (Andrew Beacom and Ernest Smith) were shot and killed instantly. A military helicopter was also fired at by a second IRA unit in the aftermath of the incident, during a follow-up operation launched in the surroundings of the town by both the British Army and the RUC. A number of suspects were questioned, but the perpetrators made good their escape. The action occurred just three days before the Downing Street Declaration.

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