1997 Israeli helicopter disaster
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1997 Israeli helicopter disaster
Coordinates: 33°13′20″N 35°38′28″E / 33.22222°N 35.64111°E
The 1997 Israeli helicopter disaster occurred on 4 February 1997. 73 Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed when two Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion Yas'ur 2000 helicopters, 357 and 903, collided over She'ar Yashuv in northern Israel. The helicopters were supposed to have crossed the border into Israel's "security zone" in Lebanon, but were hovering while waiting for official clearance to go. Previously Israel had moved troops by ground, but this policy was changed as the threat of roadside bombs from Hezbollah increased.[1]
The crash brought about widespread national grieving. Thursday, 6 February, was declared an official day of mourning, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Ezer Weizman attended funerals and visited the grieving families. In addition, thousands of Israelis went to pray at the Western Wall and assemblies were held at schools nationwide.
A commission headed by David Ivry was set up to investigate the cause of the collision, the deadliest air disaster in Israeli history. The committee finished its investigation in mid-April of the same year. It had been unable to find the definite cause of the mid-air collision, noting that the pilots appeared in good health and that no external causes could be found.
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References
- Segal, Naomi. "Pilot error may be cause of horrific helicopter crash", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Feb. 14, 1997. Accessed 11 June 2006.
- Segal, Naomi. "Discipline recommended in copter crash that killed 73", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 25 April 1997. Accessed 11 June 2006.
- ^ Eisenberg, Laura Zittrain (September 1997). "Israel's Lebanon Policy". Middle East Review of International Affairs 1 (3). http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/1997/issue3/jv1n3a3.html. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
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- "Military helicopters collide in Israel, killing scores", CNN, 4 Feb. 1997. Accessed 11 June 2006.
- " The Israeli Helicopter Crash- Reactions in Lebanon", News at Lebanon, 5 Feb. 1997. Accessed 11 June 2006.
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