A few kms off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea
43.74145, 7.61126
Underwater wreckage
Serial | Type | Code/Notes | Status | Noted |
ZB628 |
Aerospatiale Gazelle HT3 |
V |
Wreckage |
Jan 2007 |
|
f/f 09/06/1982, d/d 13/07/1982, w/o 09/09/1993 when the aircraft was part of a three ship formation returning to Shawbury from Frosinone Air Base, Italy. They encountered a severe rain storm over the Mediterranean Sea 11 miles off Monaco which forced the other two to force land on a beach. The crew of ZB628 failed to notice a reduction in speed and height. It hit the sea overturned and sank. The three crew were rescued by a Coast Guard launch |
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