1999 Tramore helicopter crash
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Shortly after midnight on 02 July 1999, a Eurocopter Dauphin search and rescue helicopter operated by the Irish Air Corps crashed into the sand dunes behind Tramore beach in Co. Waterford while returning from a mission. All four crew aboard were killed. The helicopter had attempted to land at its base in nearby Waterford Airport, but was unable to due to heavy fog.
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Dunmore Road,
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| N 52.15101 ° | E -7.1014 ° |
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Memory of the crew of "Rescue 111"
Dunmore Road
X91 F383 (Drumcannon)
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