2009 Gabon Eurocopter AS 532 crash

2009 helicopter accident Events August 2024 2009 Gabon Eurocopter AS 532 crash Eurocopter AS-532L1 Cougar, France - Air Force AN0964913.jpg A French Air Force Eurocopter AS-532 identical to the one involved in the incident. January 17, 2009 Under investigationJune 2018 Atlantic Ocean off Gabon 0 23 24 N 9 27 0 E Crash site is located south of the capital city Libreville, half way from Port-Gentil Eurocopter AS 532 French military French naval ship French ship Foudre L9011 2 in the Atlantic Ocean 6 4 0 8 2 The 2009 Gabon Eurocopter AS 532 occurred in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon at 8:08 p.m. on January 17, 2009. Ten soldiers were in the Eurocopter AS 532 when it crashed,http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE50H0S620090118 French army helicopter in Gabon crash 2009-01-18 Reuters 2009-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090130065437/http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE50H0S620090118 30 January 2009 dead leaving eight military personnel dead.Proult Julien https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h3omdJ4GW8ulShJ7sxUfh1ZhwVNgD95PN6DG0 Gabon helicopter crash: 5 more bodies found 2009-01-18 AP 2009-01-18June 2024 medicmedichttp://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2009/01/19/2003434083 Six missing, one dead in Gabon helicopter crash 2009-01-18 Taipei Times 2009-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090124193231/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2009/01/19/2003434083 24 January 2009 live Three soldiers initially survived the French military helicopter crash which occurred shortly after take-off from the amphibious assault ship FS French ship Foudre L9011 2. One of the rescued soldiers died from injuries at Libreville Hospital.http://www.easybourse.com/bourse-actualite/marches/french-soldiers-bodies-found-in-wreckage-of-army-copter-598823 French Soldiers' Bodies Found In Wreckage Of Army Copter 2009-01-18 AFP 2009-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090126204118/http://www.easybourse.com/bourse-actualite/marches/french-soldiers-bodies-found-in-wreckage-of-army-copter-598823 26 January 2009 dead The helicopter came down off the coastal city of Nyonie between Port-Gentil and Libreville during a joint exercise with Gabonese troops. The cause of the crash is not known.http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/africa/one-dead-six-missing-after-french-military-helicopter-crash-1606076.html One dead, six missing after French military helicopter crash 2009-01-18 2009-01-18 Irish IndependentJune 2018 French President Nicolas Sarkozy immediately ordered his Minister of Defence, Hervé Morin, to fly to Gabon to oversee the rescue mission.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7835920.stm French helicopter in Gabon crash 2009-01-18 2009-01-18 BBC https://web.archive.org/web/20090118095428/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7835920.stm January 18, 2009 live Morin visited friends and relatives of the missing at Camp De Gaulle.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gEmEoNwRO5UVIqU9tRmbgEagjr0w https://web.archive.org/web/20130615053011/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gEmEoNwRO5UVIqU9tRmbgEagjr0w dead June 15, 2013 French army helicopter crashes, eight dead or missing 2009-01-18 AFP 2009-01-18 After the crash, FS Foudre was the first ship at the scene, and picked up some of the injured. Two helicopters, several ships, as well as underwater robots were sent by the French oil company Total S.A. to assist with rescue efforts. On January 18, the wreckage of the helicopter was discovered 35 m ft underwater. Gabon Interior Minister Andre Mba Obame said, "Gabon is doing all that it can to help with the search."What was done, or was this just a political soundbite? June 2018 French presence in Gabon France–Gabon relations France has maintained a military base in Gabon since its independence in 1960. The French military regularly conducts military exercises with the Gabonese army. French presence is known to have reduced tensions among various groups that operate in the three small islands of Gabon. These islands are rich in oil reserves found in surrounding off-shore waters. Islands are claimed by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.http://en.afrik.com/article15177.html French chopper crash in Gabon not to be blamed on weather 19 Jan 2009 Afrik.com 2009-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090129202311/http://en.afrik.com/article15177.html 29 January 2009 dead References France Aviation Seven dead, one missing, two survive French helicopter crash off Gabon coast 1 S 12 E title Helicopter crash Gabonese helicopter crash Category:Aviation in Gabon Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Gabon Category:January 2009 in Africa Category:Accidents and incidents involving military helicopters